Cost of living comparison

Macau

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 70.5% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 20.5% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 92.0% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 94.8% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Lesotho

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Lesotho are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Lesotho.

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Lesotho vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 40.3% more for restaurants

	Macau	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.19 MOP50.00	$9.01 LSL148.38	+45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MOP48.00	$8.41 LSL138.49	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MOP7.17	$1.07 LSL17.56	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MOP5.10	$0.84 LSL13.85	+33.3%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Macau	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MOP13.89	$0.83 LSL13.60	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 MOP65.42	$3.30 LSL54.39	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.99 MOP96.91	$4.38 LSL72.07	-63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 MOP27.62	$1.54 LSL25.32	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79 MOP71.05	$2.79 LSL45.98	-68.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 MOP9.67	$0.85 LSL14.02	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$1.02 LSL16.71	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MOP7.00	$1.23 LSL20.19	+41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 MOP8.79	$1.09 LSL17.95	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 MOP14.43	$0.71 LSL11.66	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$0.73 LSL12.00	-44.3%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

	Macau	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.86 MOP55.46	$4.98 LSL81.93	-27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.43 MOP181.31	$30.04 LSL494.60	+34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,925.27 MOP250K	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 MOP102.60	$6.01 LSL98.92	-52.7%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 92.0% less for housing

	Macau	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.99 MOP299.00	$38.30 LSL630.53	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	$55.58 LSL915.01	-94.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.11 MOP752.74	??
Average			-92.0%

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pay 94.8% less for childcare

	Macau	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	$52.06 LSL857.06	-95.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,979.08 MOP153K	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-93.8%
Average			-94.8%

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pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 MOP46.50	$1.80 LSL29.68	-68.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 MOP40.50	$2.00 LSL32.97	-60.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.68 MOP54.00	$5.11 LSL84.08	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.07 MOP558.34	$23.03 LSL379.19	-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.48 MOP109.00	??
Average			-61.5%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Macau	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.52 MOP562.00	$46.07 LSL758.38	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.40 MOP270.00	$55.58 LSL915.01	+66.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 MOP750.00	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+10.4%
Average			+8.1%

Macau vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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