Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 3.9% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Macao, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Macao
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Macao
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Macao
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
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