Cost of living comparison
Macao is 21.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Macao instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.48
|
$6.21
MOP49.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.32
|
$6.21
MOP49.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.92
|
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.07
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.48
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.67
|
$9.18
MOP73.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.81
|
$9.93
MOP79.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.64
|
$3.23
MOP25.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.15
|
$3.26
MOP26.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.56
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.99
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.17
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.82
|
$1.31
MOP10.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.83
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.00
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.84
|
$6.67
MOP53.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK652.06
|
$22.37
MOP179.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK325,889.76
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,933.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.58
|
$12.30
MOP98.97
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK256.88
|
$30.98
MOP249.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,039.22
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,722.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,767.73
|
$878.91
MOP7,069.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,113.01
|
$74.43
MOP598.66
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,813.87
|
$714.67
MOP5,748.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,579.50
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,134.74
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.19
|
$4.72
MOP37.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.80
|
$4.45
MOP35.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.20
|
$6.21
MOP49.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK295.97
|
$87.00
MOP699.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.41
|
$14.67
MOP117.96
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK737.71
|
$68.30
MOP549.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.22
|
$36.67
MOP294.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK798.92
|
$84.67
MOP681.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,149.59
|
$101.50
MOP816.40
|
|
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