Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.6% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Macau instead of Canada, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Canada
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Canada
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
Canada
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
|
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