Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 77.8% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.51
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.96
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.39
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.20
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.38
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.68
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 79.6% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.63
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.42
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Macau
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,069.33
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,961.37
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP498.28
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.71
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.73
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP796.14
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.46
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP414.49
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP248.79
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP469.39
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP614.87
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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