Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 18.9% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Macau, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Macau
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Macau
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Macau
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Macau
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
|
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