Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.1 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Macau instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$6.18
MOP49.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$5.87
MOP47.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$0.73
MOP5.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$2.18
MOP17.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$11.27
MOP90.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$9.37
MOP75.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$2.45
MOP19.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$2.89
MOP23.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$1.56
MOP12.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$1.11
MOP8.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$1.73
MOP13.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$1.45
MOP11.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$1.54
MOP12.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$1.41
MOP11.29
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$5.73
MOP45.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$18.24
MOP146.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,655.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$12.24
MOP98.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$31.30
MOP250.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,663.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$71.57
MOP573.97
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$634.79
MOP5,090.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,657.31
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$3.31
MOP26.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$4.80
MOP38.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$6.31
MOP50.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$237.21
MOP1,902.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$12.86
MOP103.13
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$57.63
MOP462.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$48.71
MOP390.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$73.63
MOP590.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$98.93
MOP793.34
|
|
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