Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 47.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Macau, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Macau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Macau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Macau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Macau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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