Cost of living comparison
Macau is 7.5% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Macau instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$6.18
MOP49.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$11.27
MOP90.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$9.37
MOP75.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$2.45
MOP19.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.56
MOP12.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$1.11
MOP8.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.73
MOP13.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.45
MOP11.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$1.54
MOP12.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.41
MOP11.32
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$5.73
MOP46.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$18.24
MOP146.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
Georgia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,692.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,818.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$71.57
MOP575.52
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$3.31
MOP26.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$6.31
MOP50.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$237.21
MOP1,907.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$12.86
MOP103.41
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Georgia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$57.63
MOP463.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$73.63
MOP592.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$98.93
MOP795.48
|
|
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