Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 97.5% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
$18.92
DKK130.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$14.60
DKK100.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$2.21
DKK15.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$2.26
DKK15.53
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$4.32
DKK29.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$17.05
DKK117.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
$12.35
DKK85.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
$4.13
DKK28.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
$8.33
DKK57.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.65
DKK11.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
$1.87
DKK12.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.61
DKK11.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
$1.98
DKK13.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$1.54
DKK10.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$1.76
DKK12.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
$3.24
DKK22.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
$83.89
DKK577.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$34,760.46
DKK239,301.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
$48.62
DKK334.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$133.45
DKK918.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
$726.55
DKK5,001.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
$845.47
DKK5,820.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
$166.48
DKK1,146.11
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$551.52
DKK3,796.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
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pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
$10.74
DKK73.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$5.31
DKK36.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$12.30
DKK84.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
$26.82
DKK184.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
$19.64
DKK135.20
|
|
pay 85.6% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
$124.59
DKK857.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
$26.12
DKK179.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
$86.94
DKK598.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
$203.05
DKK1,397.84
|
|
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