Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.6% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Macau, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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