Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 43.5% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Macao, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Macao
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Macao
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Macao
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Macao
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Macao
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
|
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