Cost of living comparison
Macao is 63.6% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Macao instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
|
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