Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 11.8% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Macau, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.51
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.96
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.39
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.20
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.38
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.68
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.63
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.42
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,069.33
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,961.37
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP498.28
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.71
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.73
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP796.14
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.46
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP414.49
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP248.79
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP469.39
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP614.87
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
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