Cost of living comparison
Macau is 20.6% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Macau instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.19
|
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
|
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Minnesota
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
|
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.84
|
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Minnesota
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.80
|
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,555.83
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Minnesota
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.49
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,150.42
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,048.32
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,180.79
|
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,406.29
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.47
|
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.35
|
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
|
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.40
|
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Minnesota
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.18
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.68
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.44
|
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
|
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