Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 20.7% more expensive than Macau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.5% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 23.1% less in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 35.7% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 70.4% more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.3% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 69.3% more in Ethiopia
The cost of housing, childcare, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.74
|
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.49
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.73
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.93
|
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.36
|
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.19
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.37
|
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.73
|
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.67
|
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.83
|
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Macau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.61
|
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.37
|
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,688.87
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.92
|
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Macau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.08
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,065.54
|
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,958.04
|
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP498.07
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
|
pay 70.4% more for childcare
|
Macau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,471.16
|
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,007.27
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.69
|
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.71
|
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.74
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP795.80
|
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.41
|
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
|
pay 69.3% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP414.32
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP248.69
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP469.19
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP614.62
|
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
|
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