Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 0.4% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.72
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Macau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.60
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.37
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.67
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.51
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.96
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.94
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.69
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.35
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.32
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Macau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.09
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.67
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
?? | |
pay 77.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,692.76
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,818.93
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP575.52
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Macau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
?? |
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.60
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.71
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,907.43
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.41
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Macau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.41
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.04
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP795.48
|
?? |
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