Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.4 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Macau instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Liberia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
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