Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 40.1% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Macao, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.93
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.87
|
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.94
|
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.97
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.24
|
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.80
|
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.54
|
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.11
|
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.84
|
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Macao
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.70
|
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP180.05
|
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP206,057.20
|
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP99.03
|
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Macao
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.35
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,727.42
|
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,073.39
|
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP599.02
|
?? | |
pay 93.7% less for childcare
Macao
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,751.60
|
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,194.20
|
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP38.01
|
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.80
|
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP700.19
|
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP118.03
|
?? | |
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Macao
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.65
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP295.08
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP681.44
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.89
|
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
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