Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.0 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 96.7% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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