Cost of living comparison
Iran is 42.4% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Iran instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.63
|
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.87
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.68
|
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.63
|
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.73
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.17
|
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.83
|
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.84
|
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.80
|
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.07
|
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.81
|
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.99
|
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.72
|
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,511.43
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.77
|
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
|
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.69
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,174.02
|
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,182.93
|
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP481.81
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,736.36
|
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,931.47
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
|
pay 78.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.41
|
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.71
|
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP798.10
|
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.24
|
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP398.80
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.91
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP469.51
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP631.83
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
|
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