Cost of living comparison
Macau is 21.9% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Macau instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 38.1% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
|
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