Cost of living comparison
Macao is 94.8% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Macao instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
St. George's
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
|
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