Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 82.7% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Macao, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Macao
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Macao
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Macao
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
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pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Macao
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
|
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