Cost of living comparison
Macau is 92.1% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Macau instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,748.44
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD351.35
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD168.29
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.82
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,432.30
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,845.44
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD783.66
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,058.81
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.70
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.16
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD277.52
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.92
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD115.35
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,724.63
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,299.26
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 73.7% more for housing
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,834.44
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD257,190.07
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,244.82
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,237.80
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD529.70
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD933.06
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD744.58
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,888.19
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,998.86
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,399.97
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,464.44
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,191.60
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,194.82
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
|
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