Cost of living comparison
Macao is 20.8% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Macao instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Macao
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Brussels
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
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