Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 32.1% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Macao, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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