Cost of living comparison
Macau is 13.2% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Macau instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
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