Cost of living comparison

 Macau
compared to
 Uganda
Uganda vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary
Uganda vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of Macau, you would:

pay 24.1% less for restaurants

 
Macau
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.21
MOP50.18
$2.72
UGX9,740
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.18
MOP49.93
$9.48
UGX33,991
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
MOP6.17
$0.44
UGX1,591

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

 
Macau
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
MOP17.88
$1.02
UGX3,662
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.73
MOP70.55
$1.81
UGX6,474
Milk (1 gallon) $8.16
MOP65.94
$2.58
UGX9,235

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

 
Macau
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.32
MOP51.06
$5.57
UGX19,986
Monthly public transit pass $14.90
MOP120.42
$45.35
UGX162,613
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,038.42
MOP250,882.86
$8,827.16
UGX31,654,578

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pay 16.2% less for housing

 
Macau
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.59
MOP239.17
$70.62
UGX253,237
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,131.45
MOP9,145.52
$304.59
UGX1,092,257
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $993.23
MOP8,028.25
$188.77
UGX676,921

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

 
Macau
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $682.85
MOP5,519.42
$126.15
UGX452,363
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,355.39
MOP107,951.31
$4,345.68
UGX15,583,792

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Macau
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.08
MOP41.05
$1.36
UGX4,870
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.58
MOP37.04
$2.73
UGX9,784
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.21
MOP50.18
$2.78
UGX9,983

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

 
Macau
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.71
MOP417.97
$15.35
UGX55,030
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.04
MOP250.88
$13.24
UGX47,482
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.56
MOP473.33
$33.20
UGX119,043

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