Cost of living comparison
Macao is 31.2% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Macao instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
|
pay 13.7% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 83.6% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
|
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