Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 33.1% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Macau, you would:
pay 27.0% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Macau
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Macau
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Macau
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Macau
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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