Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.3 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Macau instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
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