Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 19.7% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Macau, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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