Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 4.1% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Macau
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Macau
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Macau
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
Macau
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
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