Cost of living comparison
Prague is 15.2% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Prague instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Macao
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
|
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