Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 57.9% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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