Cost of living comparison
Macao is 3.6 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Macao instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.76
MOP6.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.65
MOP5.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$2.21
MOP17.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$8.73
MOP69.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$11.15
MOP88.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.85
MOP22.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$3.54
MOP28.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$1.46
MOP11.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.72
MOP13.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$1.28
MOP10.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$1.98
MOP15.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$1.55
MOP12.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$6.61
MOP52.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$22.35
MOP178.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$31,038.42
MOP247,486.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$11.35
MOP90.48
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$29.59
MOP235.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$1,062.76
MOP8,473.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$827.69
MOP6,599.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$78.75
MOP627.95
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$682.85
MOP5,444.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$13,355.39
MOP106,489.83
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$5.81
MOP46.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$4.58
MOP36.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$86.91
MOP692.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$14.77
MOP117.80
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$72.38
MOP577.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$37.25
MOP296.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$84.84
MOP676.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$97.55
MOP777.81
|
|
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