Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 26.6% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Macau, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Macau
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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