Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.6 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Macau instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$6.18
MOP49.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$8.73
MOP70.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$8.16
MOP65.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.39
MOP19.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.54
MOP28.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$1.08
MOP8.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.55
MOP12.49
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.32
MOP50.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$14.90
MOP119.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,100.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$993.23
MOP7,988.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$62.16
MOP499.96
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$5.08
MOP40.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$4.58
MOP36.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$99.32
MOP798.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$13.91
MOP111.84
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$51.71
MOP415.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$31.04
MOP249.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$58.56
MOP470.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$76.71
MOP616.95
|
|
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