Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 63.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Macao, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.75
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
Macao
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.02
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.73
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.76
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Macao
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.15
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
Macao
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,464.34
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,039.65
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.08
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.21
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.51
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Macao
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.55
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.84
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP945.73
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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