Cost of living comparison
Macau is 6.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Macau instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
$6.06
MOP48.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK372
|
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK269
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
$2.60
MOP20.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK923
|
$9.18
MOP73.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK862
|
$7.55
MOP60.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
$2.58
MOP20.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
$3.26
MOP26.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$1.47
MOP11.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK159
|
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK235
|
$1.10
MOP8.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$1.63
MOP13.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$1.47
MOP11.84
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
$6.35
MOP51.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
$14.91
MOP120.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
$25,603.87
MOP206,057.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
$12.30
MOP99.03
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
$30.98
MOP249.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,198.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,204.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
$60.03
MOP483.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
$714.67
MOP5,751.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,194.20
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
$4.54
MOP36.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK634
|
$4.45
MOP35.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
$99.43
MOP800.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
$13.86
MOP111.53
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
$49.69
MOP399.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
$30.76
MOP247.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
$58.49
MOP470.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
$78.72
MOP633.51
|
|
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