Cost of living comparison
Macao is 18.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Macao instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Macao
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.64
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.79
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.05
|
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.52
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
$2.60
MOP20.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.37
|
$9.18
MOP73.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.92
|
$9.93
MOP79.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.35
|
$3.23
MOP25.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.56
|
$3.26
MOP26.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
$1.47
MOP11.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
$1.31
MOP10.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
$1.63
MOP13.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
$1.47
MOP11.84
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.73
|
$6.67
MOP53.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$188.50
|
$22.37
MOP180.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,784.11
|
$25,603.87
MOP206,057.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.35
|
$12.30
MOP99.03
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.27
|
$30.98
MOP249.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,465.33
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,727.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,230.37
|
$878.91
MOP7,073.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$218.93
|
$74.43
MOP599.02
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,263.20
|
$714.67
MOP5,751.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$20,968.81
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,194.20
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.83
|
$4.72
MOP38.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
$4.45
MOP35.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.74
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.29
|
$87.00
MOP700.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.71
|
$14.67
MOP118.03
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$130.17
|
$68.30
MOP549.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.31
|
$36.67
MOP295.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$202.78
|
$84.67
MOP681.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$209.85
|
$101.50
MOP816.89
|
|
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