Cost of living comparison
Macao is 4.9 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Macao instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Freetown
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
|
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