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
MOP49.50
|
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.25
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.09
|
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.15
|
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.64
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.59
|
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.04
|
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.10
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.23
|
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.67
|
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.63
|
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.75
|
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.39
|
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.37
|
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP118.79
|
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP247,486.32
|
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.48
|
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP235.94
|
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,021.70
|
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,919.56
|
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP495.66
|
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,444.70
|
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP106,489.83
|
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.49
|
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.54
|
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP791.96
|
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP110.87
|
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
|
pay 72.0% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP412.31
|
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP247.49
|
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP466.92
|
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP611.64
|
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
|
|
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