Cost of living comparison

Macau

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 16.5% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Aruba
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 20.4% more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 60.2% less in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Aruba
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Aruba

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Aruba. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Macau	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.19 MOP50.00	$20.08 AWG36.18	+224.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MOP48.00	$10.39 AWG18.71	+74.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MOP7.17	$2.28 AWG4.11	+157.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MOP5.10	$1.96 AWG3.52	+210.1%
Average			+154.3%

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Macau	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MOP13.89	$2.95 AWG5.31	+71.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 MOP65.42	$6.50 AWG11.71	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.99 MOP96.91	$6.74 AWG12.15	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 MOP27.62	$5.17 AWG9.31	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79 MOP71.05	$3.45 AWG6.21	-60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 MOP9.67	$2.10 AWG3.78	+75.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$0.98 AWG1.77	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MOP7.00	$2.27 AWG4.09	+162.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 MOP8.79	$1.59 AWG2.86	+46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 MOP14.43	$1.01 AWG1.82	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$0.91 AWG1.64	-30.6%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Macau	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.86 MOP55.46	$9.17 AWG16.51	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.43 MOP181.31	$30.00 AWG54.04	+33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,925.27 MOP250K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 MOP102.60	$48.03 AWG86.51	+278.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 20.4% more for housing

	Macau	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.99 MOP299.00	$95.25 AWG171.58	+157.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.11 MOP752.74	$187.84 AWG338.36	+101.7%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 60.2% less for childcare

	Macau	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	$275.00 AWG495.34	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,979.08 MOP153K	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	-30.3%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 MOP46.50	$5.64 AWG10.17	-1.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 MOP40.50	$4.73 AWG8.52	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.68 MOP54.00	$10.00 AWG18.01	+49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.07 MOP558.34	$62.22 AWG112.08	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.48 MOP109.00	$11.94 AWG21.50	-11.5%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Macau	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.52 MOP562.00	$60.00 AWG108.08	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.40 MOP270.00	$57.85 AWG104.21	+73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 MOP750.00	$114.41 AWG206.07	+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	$102.90 AWG185.35	-24.4%
Average			+8.7%

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