Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 52.0% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Macau, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
Macau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Macau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Macau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Macau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Macau
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
|
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