Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 5.9% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Macau
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Macau
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Macau

The cost of clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Macau are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Macau. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 58.1% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$6.19 MOP50.00	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$5.94 MOP48.00	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.89 MOP7.17	-55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.63 MOP5.10	-54.1%
Average			-58.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$1.72 MOP13.89	-69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$8.09 MOP65.42
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$11.99 MOP96.91	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$3.42 MOP27.62	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$8.79 MOP71.05	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.20 MOP9.67	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.31 MOP10.58
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.87 MOP7.00	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.09 MOP8.79
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$1.78 MOP14.43	+92.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.31 MOP10.58	+26.5%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$6.86 MOP55.46	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.43 MOP181.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$30,925.27 MOP250K	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.69 MOP102.60
Average			+3.5%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$36.99 MOP299.00	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+175.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$93.11 MOP752.74	-67.5%
Average			+36.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macau - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,979.08 MOP153K

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.75 MOP46.50	-4.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$5.01 MOP40.50	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.68 MOP54.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$69.07 MOP558.34	+15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.48 MOP109.00
Average			+2.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$69.52 MOP562.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$33.40 MOP270.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$92.78 MOP750.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+240.2%
Average			+240.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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