Cost of living comparison
Macao is 34.5% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Macao instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Saipan
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Saipan
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
|
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