Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 81.6% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Macao, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Macao
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Macao
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 60.3% more for housing
Macao
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Macao
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Macao
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
|
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