Cost of living comparison
Macau is 60.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Macau instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$376.46
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$463.76
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$66.15
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$44.07
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 94.7% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$100.48
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$238.58
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$275.02
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$104.44
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$145.83
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.65
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.41
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.78
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.41
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.59
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.89
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$289.02
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,756.32
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,654,343.93
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,401.49
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,905.54
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,362.50
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,585.83
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,839.33
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 81.9% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,781.29
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$322,730.26
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$170.01
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$125.27
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$285.97
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,919.12
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$367.77
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,740.91
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,814.62
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,785.26
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,048.97
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
|
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