Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 20.0% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.63
|
$9.05
CRC4,760.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$8.98
CRC4,723.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.93
CRC1,015.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$1.48
CRC780.85
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Macau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.87
|
$2.46
CRC1,291.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.68
|
$3.95
CRC2,079.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.63
|
$6.91
CRC3,635.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.73
|
$3.22
CRC1,691.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.17
|
$4.09
CRC2,152.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.83
|
$1.97
CRC1,034.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$0.62
CRC326.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.84
|
$1.08
CRC568.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.80
|
$1.17
CRC614.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.07
|
$1.09
CRC572.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.81
|
$1.06
CRC556.33
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
Macau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.99
|
$5.70
CRC2,995.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.72
|
$45.78
CRC24,076.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,511.43
|
$30,441.08
CRC16,010,404.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.77
|
$14.02
CRC7,373.31
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Macau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.69
|
$45.97
CRC24,175.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,174.02
|
$731.28
CRC384,614.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,182.93
|
$520.21
CRC273,605.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP481.81
|
$63.96
CRC33,637.80
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Macau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,736.36
|
$476.14
CRC250,423.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,931.47
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,215,384.01
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.41
|
$2.97
CRC1,560.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.71
|
$3.43
CRC1,804.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$4.33
CRC2,277.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP798.10
|
$56.36
CRC29,644.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.24
|
$7.46
CRC3,921.64
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Macau
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP398.80
|
$71.44
CRC37,571.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.91
|
$46.89
CRC24,662.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP469.51
|
$105.63
CRC55,554.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP631.83
|
$95.19
CRC50,064.34
|
|
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