Cost of living comparison
Macau is 6.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Macau instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
|
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