Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 40.0% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Macao
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Macao
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
Macao
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
Macao
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Macao
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
|
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