Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 31.8% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Macau, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.72
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.60
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.37
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.67
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.51
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.96
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.94
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.69
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.35
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.32
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Macau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.09
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.67
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,692.76
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,818.93
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP575.52
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.60
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.71
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,907.43
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.41
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Macau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.41
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.04
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP795.48
|
$77.33
|
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