Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.2 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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