Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 39.3% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Macao, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 61.1% less for groceries
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.21
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
MOP89.64
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
MOP22.95
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.49
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
MOP10.32
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.50
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
MOP53.13
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.35
MOP179.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.76
MOP8,547.50
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.69
MOP6,656.93
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.75
MOP633.40
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
MOP46.74
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.87
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.91
MOP698.98
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
MOP118.83
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Macao
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.38
MOP582.15
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
MOP299.56
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
MOP682.34
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.55
MOP784.57
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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