Cost of living comparison
Greece is 1.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Greece instead of Macao, you would:
pay 80.5% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Macao
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Macao
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
$40.24
€37.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$13.03
€12.17
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Macao
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
$429.23
€400.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
$358.56
€334.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
|
pay 28.7% less for childcare
Macao
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$341.10
€318.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
$45.22
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Macao
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
$99.20
€92.66
|
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