Cost of living comparison
Macau is 3.0 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Macau instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
|
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