Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 56.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Macau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Macau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
Macau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Macau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
Macau
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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