Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 44.3% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
|
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