Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 85.1% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Macau
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Macau
Childcare: pay 14.5 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Macau
Clothing: pay 56.4% more in Macau

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Macau are more expensive than in Suriname. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.20 SRD496.97	$6.19 MOP50.00	-53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 SRD413.72	$5.94 MOP48.00	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 SRD52.25	$0.89 MOP7.17	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 SRD31.47	$0.63 MOP5.10	-24.5%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Suriname	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 SRD51.65	$1.72 MOP13.89	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 SRD222.10	$8.09 MOP65.42	+37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SRD256.22	$11.99 MOP96.91	+76.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SRD114.28	$3.42 MOP27.62	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SRD104.74	$8.79 MOP71.05	+215.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 SRD82.78	$1.20 MOP9.67	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 SRD52.42	$1.31 MOP10.58	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 SRD63.71	$0.87 MOP7.00	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 SRD101.97	$1.09 MOP8.79	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 SRD22.95	$1.78 MOP14.43	+192.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 SRD33.38	$1.31 MOP10.58	+47.5%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Suriname	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 SRD164.08	$6.86 MOP55.46	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.43 MOP181.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD941K	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 SRD542.03	$12.69 MOP102.60	-11.9%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Suriname	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	$36.99 MOP299.00	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+123.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+288.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	$93.11 MOP752.74	+224.2%
Average			+186.1%

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pay 14.5 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+1829.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+987.0%
Average			+1348.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 SRD99.39	$5.75 MOP46.50	+117.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 SRD106.37	$5.01 MOP40.50	+77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.68 SRD213.70	$6.68 MOP54.00	+17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.54 SRD509.72	$69.07 MOP558.34	+410.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD188.21	$13.48 MOP109.00	+169.7%
Average			+156.5%

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

	Suriname	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	$69.52 MOP562.00	+108.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.08 SRD793.55	$33.40 MOP270.00	+58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	$92.78 MOP750.00	+38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+31.2%
Average			+56.4%

Suriname vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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