Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 19.3% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Macao, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Macao
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
Macao
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Macao
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Macao
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Macao
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
|
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