Cost of living comparison

Taipa, Macau

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Taipa Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.3 times more expensive than Taipa.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 28.2% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 5.2 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 79.2% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 11.2% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Wellington

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Taipa. Notably, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Taipa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Taipa, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Taipa	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.21 MOP50.23	$14.93 NZ$24.81	+140.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 MOP49.72	$8.96 NZ$14.89	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MOP6.18	$2.57 NZ$4.28	+237.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MOP5.22	$2.15 NZ$3.58	+233.8%
Average			+164.3%

Taipa vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% more for groceries

	Taipa	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 MOP17.90	$1.96 NZ$3.26	-11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73 MOP70.60	$4.15 NZ$6.89	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 MOP41.83	$6.98 NZ$11.60	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MOP15.67	$6.84 NZ$11.37	+253.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 MOP28.64	$5.06 NZ$8.41	+43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.93	$1.40 NZ$2.32	-18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.46 MOP11.85	$1.09 NZ$1.81	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.93	$1.48 NZ$2.45	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 MOP7.13	$2.61 NZ$4.34	+196.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 MOP15.98	$1.01 NZ$1.68	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 MOP12.57	$0.84 NZ$1.39	-46.0%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for transportation

	Taipa	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 MOP48.77	$6.42 NZ$10.67	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 MOP60.27	$127.57 NZ$211.97	+1612.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,038.42 MOP251,135.94	$34,339.84 NZ$57,060.55	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.35 MOP91.82	$18.22 NZ$30.27	+60.5%
Average			+422.5%

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pay 79.2% more for housing

	Taipa	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.59 MOP239.42	$54.27 NZ$90.17	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,200.15 MOP9,710.59	$1,487.35 NZ$2,471.44	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.77 MOP9,375.74	$1,335.17 NZ$2,218.58	+15.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.57 MOP368.73	$134.11 NZ$222.84	+194.3%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 11.2% more for childcare

	Taipa	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$682.85 MOP5,524.99	$871.44 NZ$1,448.01	+27.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,355.39 MOP108,060.21	$12,649.75 NZ$21,019.37	-5.3%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipa	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.35 MOP35.16	$7.17 NZ$11.91	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 MOP37.06	$3.41 NZ$5.67	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.21 MOP50.23	$24.46 NZ$40.64	+294.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$111.74 MOP904.09	$39.85 NZ$66.21	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.04 MOP105.48	$12.24 NZ$20.34	-6.1%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Taipa	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.04 MOP251.14	$75.78 NZ$125.92	+144.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.83 MOP200.91	$55.09 NZ$91.54	+121.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.28 MOP261.18	$119.44 NZ$198.47	+270.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.87 MOP452.04	$129.60 NZ$215.34	+132.0%
Average			+167.0%

Taipa vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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