Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 56.9% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 89.1% more for transportation
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 58.9% more for clothing
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
|
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