Cost of living comparison
Peru is 41.0% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Peru instead of Macau, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Macau
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Macau
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Macau
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
|
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