Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.4 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Macau instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$6.18
MOP49.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$8.73
MOP69.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$8.16
MOP65.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.39
MOP19.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.54
MOP28.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.08
MOP8.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.32
MOP50.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.90
MOP119.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,069.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$993.23
MOP7,961.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$62.16
MOP498.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$5.08
MOP40.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$4.58
MOP36.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$99.32
MOP796.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$13.91
MOP111.46
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.71
MOP414.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.04
MOP248.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$58.56
MOP469.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$76.71
MOP614.87
|
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