Cost of living comparison
Praia is 26.0% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Praia instead of Macao, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Macao
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Macao
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Macao
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
Macao
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Macao
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
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