Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.7% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Macao, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Macao
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Macao
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Macao
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Macao
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 72.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Macao
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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