Cost of living comparison
Lima is 34.1% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Lima instead of Macao, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.77
|
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Macao
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.05
|
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.76
|
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.77
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Macao
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.78
|
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.21
|
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,467.30
|
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,041.85
|
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.29
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Macao
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.78
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.44
|
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.54
|
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Macao
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.73
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.04
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP946.03
|
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
|
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