Cost of living comparison
Macau is 78.6% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Macau instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
|
pay 47.7% more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
|
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