Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 25.0% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.5% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 66.4% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 47.3% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 29.8% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 74.0% more in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.0% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% less in Moscow
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$9.19
RUB775.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$5.10
RUB430.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.07
RUB90.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.49
RUB40.97
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$0.62
RUB52.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.41
RUB372.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$3.57
RUB301.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.52
RUB128.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$1.99
RUB167.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.68
RUB57.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.67
RUB56.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.72
RUB60.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.12
RUB94.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.25
RUB21.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.21
RUB17.67
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$2.22
RUB187.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$28.58
RUB2,413.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,585,822.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$5.82
RUB491.31
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$6.38
RUB538.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$960.52
RUB81,109.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$583.26
RUB49,252.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$86.66
RUB7,317.85
|
|
pay 74.0% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$466.53
RUB39,395.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$10,413.52
RUB879,356.25
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$3.06
RUB258.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$2.52
RUB213.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$2.45
RUB206.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$32.34
RUB2,730.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$5.10
RUB430.97
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$81.16
RUB6,853.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$42.31
RUB3,572.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$108.95
RUB9,200.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$101.97
RUB8,610.72
|
|
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