Cost of living comparison
Macau is 4.9 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Macau instead of India, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
India
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.93
|
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.42
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.50
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
India
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.49
|
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹207.03
|
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.60
|
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.44
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.59
|
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.01
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.62
|
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
India
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.79
|
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹700.26
|
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.50
|
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
India
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
India
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.48
|
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.17
|
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.58
|
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
India
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
|
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