Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.1 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Macau instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
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