Cost of living comparison
Prague is 15.2% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Prague instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$9.61
CZK218.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$8.74
CZK198.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
$1.67
CZK38.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.51
CZK34.28
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.93
|
$1.55
CZK35.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.87
|
$6.25
CZK142.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.94
|
$3.95
CZK89.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.97
|
$2.61
CZK59.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.24
|
$4.08
CZK92.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$0.77
CZK17.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.80
|
$0.74
CZK16.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$0.95
CZK21.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.54
|
$1.43
CZK32.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.11
|
$0.58
CZK13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.84
|
$0.60
CZK13.55
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.70
|
$6.44
CZK146.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP180.05
|
$24.03
CZK546.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP206,057.20
|
$26,867.69
CZK611,347.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP99.03
|
$12.49
CZK284.30
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.35
|
$21.58
CZK491.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,727.42
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,369.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,073.39
|
$788.65
CZK17,944.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP599.02
|
$233.34
CZK5,309.46
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,751.60
|
$723.05
CZK16,452.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,194.20
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,811.64
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP38.01
|
$2.60
CZK59.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.80
|
$3.13
CZK71.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$6.55
CZK149.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP700.19
|
$61.39
CZK1,396.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP118.03
|
$10.92
CZK248.52
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.65
|
$83.11
CZK1,891.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP295.08
|
$39.28
CZK893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP681.44
|
$98.13
CZK2,232.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.89
|
$115.55
CZK2,629.13
|
|
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