Cost of living comparison
Macao is 75.4% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Macao instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Maputo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
Maputo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
|
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