Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 89.6% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Macao, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Macao
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
$6.42
A$9.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
$6.48
A$9.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$3.63
A$5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
$1.60
A$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
$2.47
A$3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 73.9% more for transportation
Macao
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$5.45
A$8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
$100.08
A$151.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$15.93
A$24.12
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
Macao
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Macao
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
|
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
$64.70
A$97.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
$13.34
A$20.20
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
Macao
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
$183.19
A$277.35
|
|
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