Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 8.5% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Macau, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.63
|
$6.25
SVC54.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$6.25
SVC54.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.88
SVC7.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.87
|
$1.85
SVC16.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.68
|
$3.20
SVC27.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.63
|
$7.21
SVC62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.73
|
$3.05
SVC26.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.17
|
$2.63
SVC22.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.83
|
$1.29
SVC11.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.84
|
$0.95
SVC8.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.80
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.07
|
$0.93
SVC8.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.81
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.99
|
$4.05
SVC35.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.72
|
$25.00
SVC218.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,511.43
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,223.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.77
|
$29.00
SVC253.15
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.69
|
$42.14
SVC367.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,174.02
|
$571.43
SVC4,988.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,182.93
|
$392.86
SVC3,429.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP481.81
|
$61.31
SVC535.23
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,736.36
|
$165.62
SVC1,445.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,931.47
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,030.65
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.41
|
$2.00
SVC17.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.71
|
$2.51
SVC21.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP798.10
|
$32.44
SVC283.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.24
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
Macau
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP398.80
|
$69.29
SVC604.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.91
|
$54.86
SVC478.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP469.51
|
$99.29
SVC866.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP631.83
|
$104.43
SVC911.60
|
|
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