Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 57.4% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Macao
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
Macao
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Macao
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Macao
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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