Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 40.6% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Macau
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Macau
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Macau
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Macau
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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