Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.9% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Macao, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.75
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.02
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.73
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.76
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.15
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,464.34
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,039.65
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.08
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.21
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.51
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Macao
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.55
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.84
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP945.73
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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