Cost of living comparison
Macau is 4.7 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Macau instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 17.7 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
|
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