Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 31.3% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Macau, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Macau
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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