Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 41.6% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Macao
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.47
|
$7.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.82
|
$5.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
$3.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.48
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.38
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP178.99
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$32,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
$22.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Macao
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$69.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,676.18
|
$1,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,031.86
|
$877.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP595.50
|
$242.45
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$471.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.79
|
$3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$10.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP696.08
|
$53.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.34
|
$9.50
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Macao
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP546.43
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP293.35
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP677.44
|
$95.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP812.10
|
$107.71
|
|
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