Cost of living comparison
Macau is 97.8% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Macau instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Macau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.37
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.50
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.55
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.19
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.25
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.45
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.18
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.57
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.69
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.49
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.45
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.34
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$37,258.82
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$851.63
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$745.18
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$110.71
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,554.89
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.65
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.92
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.94
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$44.36
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.38
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.87
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$154.36
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
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