Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 27.1% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Macau
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
Macau
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Macau
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Macau
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Macau
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
|
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