Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 17.9% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Macau, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
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