Cost of living comparison
Iran is 34.4% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Iran instead of Macau, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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