Cost of living comparison
Macau is 25.8% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Macau instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.98
|
$6.06
MOP48.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.98
|
$6.21
MOP49.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.00
|
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.50
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.58
|
$9.18
MOP73.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.22
|
$7.55
MOP60.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$2.58
MOP20.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$3.26
MOP26.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.16
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.42
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$1.10
MOP8.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.20
|
$6.35
MOP51.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.94
|
$14.91
MOP119.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,966.29
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,933.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.94
|
$12.30
MOP98.97
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Guyana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.86
|
$30.98
MOP249.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,430.28
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,192.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.95
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,199.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.36
|
$60.03
MOP482.80
|
|
pay 30.7% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,843.43
|
$714.67
MOP5,748.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,058.69
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,134.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.00
|
$4.54
MOP36.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.28
|
$4.45
MOP35.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.50
|
$99.43
MOP799.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.99
|
$13.86
MOP111.46
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.79
|
$49.69
MOP399.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.23
|
$30.76
MOP247.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.87
|
$58.49
MOP470.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.53
|
$78.72
MOP633.13
|
|
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