Cost of living comparison
Macao is 2.3 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Macao instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$6.80
MOP54.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$11.43
MOP92.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$11.02
MOP89.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$2.81
MOP22.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.63
MOP13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$1.61
MOP13.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$2.46
MOP19.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$1.60
MOP12.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$2.08
MOP16.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$1.95
MOP15.77
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$23.50
MOP189.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,503.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$874.46
MOP7,068.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$86.09
MOP695.94
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$3.71
MOP29.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$91.57
MOP740.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$13.60
MOP109.96
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$69.63
MOP562.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$81.84
MOP661.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$117.48
MOP949.63
|
|
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