Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 2.0 times more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Macau
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Macau
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Macau
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Macau
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Macau
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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