Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 80.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$22.84
DKK163.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.51
|
$19.35
DKK138.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
$3.01
DKK21.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
$2.44
DKK17.49
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
$7.20
DKK51.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.96
|
$5.63
DKK40.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.39
|
$8.02
DKK57.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.20
|
$4.78
DKK34.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.38
|
$5.87
DKK42.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$0.98
DKK7.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
$1.17
DKK8.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
$1.30
DKK9.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.68
|
$0.78
DKK5.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
$1.17
DKK8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
$1.43
DKK10.27
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.63
|
$7.27
DKK52.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.42
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
?? | |
pay 26.7% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
$61.08
DKK437.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,069.33
|
$785.35
DKK5,621.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,961.37
|
$790.49
DKK5,658.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP498.28
|
$94.06
DKK673.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Macau
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
?? |
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.71
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.73
|
$6.11
DKK43.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$10.06
DKK72.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP796.14
|
$50.02
DKK358.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.46
|
$15.09
DKK108.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP414.49
|
$141.28
DKK1,011.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP248.79
|
$50.30
DKK360.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP469.39
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP614.87
|
$201.22
DKK1,440.36
|
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