Cost of living comparison
Macau is 26.8% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Macau instead of Washington, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.30
|
$6.06
MOP48.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$6.21
MOP49.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$0.65
MOP5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Washington
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$2.60
MOP20.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$9.18
MOP73.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$7.55
MOP60.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$2.58
MOP20.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
|
$3.26
MOP26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.72
MOP13.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.47
MOP11.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.72
MOP13.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.10
MOP8.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.47
MOP11.80
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Washington
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$6.35
MOP50.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.04
|
$14.91
MOP119.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,217.91
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,346.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.44
|
$12.30
MOP98.69
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.28
|
$30.98
MOP248.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.10
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,166.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,467.71
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,176.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.11
|
$60.03
MOP481.42
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Washington
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,640.90
|
$714.67
MOP5,731.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,057.56
|
$12,325.49
MOP98,852.21
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
|
$4.54
MOP36.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$4.45
MOP35.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
|
$6.21
MOP49.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.94
|
$99.43
MOP797.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.63
|
$13.86
MOP111.15
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Washington
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.05
|
$49.69
MOP398.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$30.76
MOP246.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
|
$58.49
MOP469.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.45
|
$78.72
MOP631.33
|
|
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