Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.8 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
|
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