Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.6 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Aruba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,150
|
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,896
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,499
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,030
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,430
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,383
|
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,186
|
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,421
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,457
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,416
|
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,561
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,666
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,757
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,284
|
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,789
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,813
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,924,682
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,250
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA287,659
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,384,493
|
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA504,345
|
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA149,168
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA626,997
|
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,918,367
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,179
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,496
|
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,964
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,728
|
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,344
|
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,858
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,335
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA365,696
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA296,482
|
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
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