Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 70.5% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.68
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.20
|
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.61
|
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.26
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.48
|
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.71
|
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.49
|
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.80
|
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.82
|
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,100.02
|
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,988.31
|
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP499.96
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.85
|
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.85
|
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP798.83
|
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.84
|
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
|
pay 72.0% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP415.89
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP249.63
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP470.98
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP616.95
|
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
|
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