Cost of living comparison
Macau is 12.0% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Macau instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
|
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