Cost of living comparison
Macao is 51.1% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Macao instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.76
MOP6.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.65
MOP5.15
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.21
MOP17.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$8.73
MOP69.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$11.15
MOP88.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.85
MOP22.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$3.54
MOP28.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.46
MOP11.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$1.72
MOP13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$1.28
MOP10.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.98
MOP15.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.55
MOP12.39
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Majuro
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$6.61
MOP52.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.35
MOP178.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$31,038.42
MOP247,486.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$11.35
MOP90.48
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Majuro
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$29.59
MOP235.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$1,062.76
MOP8,473.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$827.69
MOP6,599.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$78.75
MOP627.95
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$682.85
MOP5,444.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$13,355.39
MOP106,489.83
|
|
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.81
MOP46.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$4.58
MOP36.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$86.91
MOP692.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.77
MOP117.80
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$72.38
MOP577.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$37.25
MOP296.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$84.84
MOP676.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$97.55
MOP777.81
|
|
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