Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 57.3% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.7% less in Morocco
- Groceries
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pay 70.8% less in Morocco
- Transportation
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pay 37.2% less in Morocco
- Housing
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pay 70.4% less in Morocco
- Childcare
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pay 57.2% less in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 56.6% less in Morocco
- Clothing
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pay 41.3% less in Morocco
Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Morocco.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$3.66
MAD34.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$5.81
MAD55.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.55
MAD5.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.34
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$0.45
MAD4.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.41
MAD41.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$2.96
MAD28.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.73
MAD16.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$2.32
MAD22.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.57
MAD5.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.50
MAD4.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.34
MAD3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.33
MAD3.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.30
MAD2.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.32
MAD3.01
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$5.54
MAD52.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$17.14
MAD163.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$33,700.94
MAD320,552.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$5.57
MAD53.02
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$32.50
MAD309.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$258.42
MAD2,458.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$169.52
MAD1,612.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$27.53
MAD261.82
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$92.45
MAD879.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$3,297.34
MAD31,363.25
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$2.91
MAD27.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$1.54
MAD14.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$3.82
MAD36.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$22.63
MAD215.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$5.63
MAD53.58
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$33.32
MAD316.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$35.79
MAD340.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$71.85
MAD683.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$61.08
MAD580.95
|
|
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