Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 4.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.2% more in Macau
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in Macau
Transportation: pay 93.4% more in Macau
Housing: pay 6.6 times more in Macau
Childcare: pay 32.9 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in Macau
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Macau

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Macau are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 92.2% more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$6.19 MOP50.00	+123.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$5.94 MOP48.00	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$0.89 MOP7.17	+86.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$0.63 MOP5.10	+310.1%
Average			+92.2%

Afghanistan vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$1.72 MOP13.89	+616.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$8.09 MOP65.42	+269.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$11.99 MOP96.91	+273.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$3.42 MOP27.62	+120.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$8.79 MOP71.05	+384.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$1.20 MOP9.67	+273.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$1.31 MOP10.58	+231.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.87 MOP7.00	+106.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$1.09 MOP8.79	+355.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$1.78 MOP14.43	+539.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$1.31 MOP10.58	+486.0%
Average			+303.4%

Afghanistan vs. Macau - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.4% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$6.86 MOP55.46	+63.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$22.43 MOP181.31	+8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+265.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$12.69 MOP102.60	+120.0%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

	Afghanistan	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$36.99 MOP299.00	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+780.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+849.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$93.11 MOP752.74	+186.9%
Average			+555.5%

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pay 32.9 times more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+5879.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+1714.2%
Average			+3193.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$5.75 MOP46.50	+149.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$5.01 MOP40.50	+355.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$6.68 MOP54.00	+180.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$69.07 MOP558.34	+523.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$13.48 MOP109.00	+484.3%
Average			+342.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$69.52 MOP562.00	+553.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$33.40 MOP270.00	+108.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$92.78 MOP750.00	+60.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+442.6%
Average			+230.3%

Afghanistan vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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