Cost of living comparison
Macau is 46.2% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Macau instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
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