Cost of living comparison
Macau is 93.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Macau instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 96.0% more for housing
South Africa
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
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