Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 0.4% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Macao, you would:
pay 94.1% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$1.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Macao
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.47
|
$8.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.82
|
$2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.48
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
?? | |
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Macao
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.38
|
$6.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP178.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$12,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
$12.25
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Macao
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$85.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,676.18
|
$750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,031.86
|
$700.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP595.50
|
$170.42
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Macao
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$150.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
$3,046.67
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.79
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP696.08
|
$30.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.34
|
?? | |
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Macao
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP546.43
|
$57.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP293.35
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP677.44
|
$35.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP812.10
|
$54.00
|
|
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