Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 39.9% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Macau, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Macau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Macau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Macau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Macau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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