Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 15.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Macao, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 61.0% more for childcare
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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