Cost of living comparison
Macau is 8.1% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Macau instead of Norway, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Norway
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Norway
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Norway
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
|
pay 77.5% more for childcare
Norway
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
|
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