Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 6.8% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Macau, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Macau
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
|
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