Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 30.5% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Macau
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Macau
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Macau
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Macau
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Macau
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
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