Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 22.0% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Macau, you would:
pay 67.4% more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
$10.55
YER2,641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
$51.29
YER12,841
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
$31.99
YER8,009
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
$247.69
YER62,009
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
$175.00
YER43,812
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$76.95
YER19,264
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
$77.72
YER19,458
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
$113.24
YER28,350
|
|
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