Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 36.2% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
Macau
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Macau
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$908.29
£723.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
Macau
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$838.42
£668.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Macau
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
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