Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 35.3% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Macao, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
Macao
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Macao
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Macao
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
Macao
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Macao
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
|
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