Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 14.7% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Macao, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Macao
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Macao
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
Macao
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Macao
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
?? |
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
?? | |
pay 72.7% less for clothing
Macao
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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