Cost of living comparison
Macao is 19.6% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Macao instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$9.93
MOP79.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.23
MOP25.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.31
MOP10.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.67
MOP53.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.37
MOP178.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,676.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$878.91
MOP7,031.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$74.43
MOP595.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.72
MOP37.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$87.00
MOP696.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$14.67
MOP117.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.30
MOP546.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.67
MOP293.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.67
MOP677.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.50
MOP812.10
|
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