Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 37.8% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Macau, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
Macau
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Macau
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Macau
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Macau
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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