Cost of living comparison
Macao is 71.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Macao instead of Castries, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
Castries
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Castries
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Castries
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Castries
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
|
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