Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 58.0% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Macao, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
$1.90
BDT222.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.32
BDT36.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.16
BDT18.34
|
|
pay 66.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
$0.71
BDT82.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
$3.72
BDT434.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
$3.20
BDT373.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
$1.33
BDT155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
$1.35
BDT158.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
$1.12
BDT130.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
$0.46
BDT53.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
$1.00
BDT116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
$0.38
BDT44.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
$0.21
BDT24.43
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Macao
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
$4.31
BDT503.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
$19.03
BDT2,223.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,891,839.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
$4.00
BDT467.02
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Macao
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
$20.17
BDT2,357.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
$143.11
BDT16,728.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
$87.30
BDT10,205.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
$29.26
BDT3,419.83
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
$62.55
BDT7,311.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
$1,551.21
BDT181,325.22
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
$5.71
BDT667.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
$1.92
BDT224.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
$3.04
BDT355.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
$18.59
BDT2,173.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Macao
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
$21.40
BDT2,501.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
$22.74
BDT2,657.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
$48.51
BDT5,670.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
$40.38
BDT4,720.49
|
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