Cost of living comparison
Macau is 16.6% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Macau instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
$6.18
MOP49.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
$8.73
MOP69.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
$8.16
MOP65.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
$2.39
MOP19.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
$3.54
MOP28.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
$1.08
MOP8.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
$6.32
MOP50.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
$14.90
MOP119.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,069.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
$993.23
MOP7,961.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
$62.16
MOP498.28
|
|
pay 93.7% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
$5.08
MOP40.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
$4.58
MOP36.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
$99.32
MOP796.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
$13.91
MOP111.46
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
$51.71
MOP414.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
$31.04
MOP248.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
$58.56
MOP469.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
$76.71
MOP614.87
|
|
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