Cost of living comparison
Macao is 69.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Macao instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 36.4% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
|
pay 66.9% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 65.2% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
|
pay 68.4% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
|
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