Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 35.6% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Macao, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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