Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 90.5% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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