Cost of living comparison
Macao is 2.6% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Macao instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Oslo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Oslo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Oslo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
|
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