Cost of living comparison
Macao is 21.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Macao instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
|
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