Cost of living comparison
Macao is 1.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Macao instead of Canada, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
Canada
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Canada
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
Canada
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Canada
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
|
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