Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 38.1% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Macau, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Macau
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Macau
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Macau
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Macau
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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