Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.3 times more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
?? |
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 79.3% more for clothing
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
|
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