Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 0.3% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Macao, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Macao
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
Macao
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Macao
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Macao
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Macao
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
|
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