Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 23.7% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Macau, you would:
pay 4.4% more for restaurants
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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