Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 22.0% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Macao, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
|
Macao
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.63
|
$8.52
ZAR152.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.63
|
$4.68
ZAR83.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.11
|
$1.01
ZAR18.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.16
|
$0.81
ZAR14.50
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
|
Macao
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.69
|
$1.07
ZAR19.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.79
|
$3.70
ZAR66.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
MOP89.10
|
$4.91
ZAR87.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
MOP22.81
|
$2.35
ZAR41.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.32
|
$2.08
ZAR37.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.76
|
$0.69
ZAR12.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.71
|
$0.68
ZAR12.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.77
|
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
MOP10.26
|
$0.75
ZAR13.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.80
|
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.42
|
$0.58
ZAR10.41
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
|
Macao
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
MOP52.81
|
$5.05
ZAR90.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.35
MOP178.66
|
$65.32
ZAR1,166.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,136.05
|
$19,084.78
ZAR340,754.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.72
|
$8.78
ZAR156.69
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Macao
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP236.56
|
$39.13
ZAR698.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.76
MOP8,496.18
|
$416.34
ZAR7,433.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.69
MOP6,616.96
|
$379.25
ZAR6,771.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.75
MOP629.60
|
$86.03
ZAR1,536.04
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Macao
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,458.99
|
$216.65
ZAR3,868.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP106,769.40
|
$4,800.41
ZAR85,710.16
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macao
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
MOP46.46
|
$2.39
ZAR42.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.65
|
$2.00
ZAR35.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.63
|
$2.95
ZAR52.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.91
MOP694.78
|
$34.21
ZAR610.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
MOP118.11
|
$7.81
ZAR139.45
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Macao
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.38
MOP578.65
|
$49.09
ZAR876.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
MOP297.76
|
$34.65
ZAR618.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
MOP678.24
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.55
MOP779.86
|
$98.31
ZAR1,755.26
|
|
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