Cost of living comparison
Macao is 0.7% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Macao instead of Germany, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
|
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