Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 26.0% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$14.27
UYU549.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$10.38
UYU399.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.24
UYU86.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$1.68
UYU64.90
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$2.92
UYU112.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$6.16
UYU237.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$4.38
UYU168.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$4.58
UYU176.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$4.51
UYU173.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.08
UYU41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$1.18
UYU45.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.73
UYU28.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.36
UYU52.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.86
UYU32.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.82
UYU31.48
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
Macao
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$7.50
UYU289.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$46.69
UYU1,799.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,598,174.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$22.44
UYU864.76
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Macao
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$43.70
UYU1,684.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$610.68
UYU23,534.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$460.50
UYU17,747.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$109.30
UYU4,212.21
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$391.27
UYU15,079.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$8,590.90
UYU331,083.46
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$3.37
UYU129.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$4.18
UYU161.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$5.19
UYU199.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$61.70
UYU2,377.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$10.64
UYU409.89
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Macao
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$101.17
UYU3,898.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$44.13
UYU1,700.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$115.51
UYU4,451.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$119.30
UYU4,597.75
|
|
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