Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 45.5% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
|
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