Cost of living comparison
Macau is 58.4% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Macau instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
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