Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 24.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$11.92
SEK131.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.51
|
$9.45
SEK104.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
$2.04
SEK22.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
$1.93
SEK21.28
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
$2.49
SEK27.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.96
|
$5.18
SEK57.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.39
|
$5.43
SEK59.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.20
|
$3.74
SEK41.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.38
|
$4.68
SEK51.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$1.19
SEK13.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
$1.06
SEK11.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.68
|
$1.73
SEK19.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.63
|
$6.64
SEK73.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.42
|
$68.10
SEK751.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,330.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
$21.47
SEK236.90
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
|
Macau
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
$30.29
SEK334.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,069.33
|
$821.73
SEK9,068.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,961.37
|
$641.62
SEK7,081.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP498.28
|
$77.37
SEK853.90
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,606.74
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.71
|
$6.64
SEK73.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.73
|
$3.78
SEK41.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$6.41
SEK70.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP796.14
|
$38.70
SEK427.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.46
|
$14.24
SEK157.12
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP414.49
|
$79.10
SEK872.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP248.79
|
$35.56
SEK392.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP469.39
|
$84.42
SEK931.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP614.87
|
$125.14
SEK1,381.06
|
|
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