Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 46.0% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.70
|
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.95
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Macau
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.90
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.78
|
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.72
|
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.21
|
$3.89
GIP3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$1.03
GIP0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Macau
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.07
|
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.89
|
$8.13
GIP6.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,802.88
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,374.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.91
|
$24.97
GIP19.60
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
Macau
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.05
|
$53.50
GIP41.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,187.03
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,291.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,194.53
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.49
|
$87.83
GIP68.93
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Macau
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,744.50
|
$805.78
GIP632.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,071.77
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,877.73
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.47
|
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.76
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.95
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.23
|
$70.94
GIP55.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.39
|
$10.72
GIP8.41
|
|
pay 87.7% more for clothing
Macau
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.37
|
$125.33
GIP98.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.26
|
$41.78
GIP32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.17
|
$127.87
GIP100.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.73
|
$113.51
GIP89.08
|
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