Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 64.3% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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