Cost of living comparison
India is 63.0% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in India instead of Macau, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Macau
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$2.48
₹207.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 72.9% less for groceries
Macau
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$2.56
₹213.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$2.56
₹213.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.85
₹71.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.16
₹13.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Macau
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$4.69
₹391.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$10.04
₹838.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$2.97
₹248.20
|
|
pay 76.7% less for housing
Macau
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$1.84
₹153.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$1.59
₹133.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$3.38
₹282.27
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Macau
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
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