Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 23.4% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Macau, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Macau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Macau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Macau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Macau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Macau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
|
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