Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.0 times more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in George Town instead of Macao, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
Macao
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
Macao
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Macao
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 73.3% more for clothing
Macao
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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