Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 64.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
$18.79
£15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Macau
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
$5.70
£4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
Macau
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
$6.41
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
$50.62
£40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$24.01
£19.23
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
Macau
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Macau
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
$5.68
£4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
$74.46
£59.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
$9.24
£7.40
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Macau
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
$101.62
£81.37
|
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