Cost of living comparison
Burma is 22.5% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Burma instead of Macau, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Macau
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Macau
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Macau
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Macau
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Macau
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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