Cost of living comparison
Israel is 62.3% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Israel instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$130.62
₪483.91
|
|
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