Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 32.0% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Macao, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.75
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Macao
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.02
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.73
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.76
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Macao
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.15
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,464.34
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,039.65
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.08
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Macao
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.21
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.51
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Macao
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.55
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.84
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP945.73
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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