Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 68.9% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.27
CFPF249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$1.20
CFPF132
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Macau
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.68
CFPF184
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$6.49
CFPF712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$4.09
CFPF448
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$5.48
CFPF601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$7.82
CFPF858
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.76
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$3.08
CFPF338
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$2.40
CFPF263
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$2.92
CFPF321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$1.61
CFPF176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$1.37
CFPF151
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Macau
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$5.77
CFPF633
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$58.54
CFPF6,421
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,036,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$13.53
CFPF1,484
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
Macau
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$51.91
CFPF5,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$716.96
CFPF78,639
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$635.28
CFPF69,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$163.09
CFPF17,888
|
|
pay 3.3% more for childcare
Macau
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$738.14
CFPF80,961
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$9.08
CFPF995
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$4.72
CFPF518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$53.32
CFPF5,848
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Macau
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$99.83
CFPF10,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$66.55
CFPF7,300
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$93.02
CFPF10,203
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$204.20
CFPF22,397
|
|
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