Cost of living comparison
Macau is 75.6% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Macau instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
|
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