Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 13.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 81.4% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$10.57
€9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$4.56
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.99
€2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$6.88
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$45.63
€42.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$9.34
€8.67
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$353.00
€327.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$271.19
€251.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$388.30
€360.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$4.17
€3.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$45.72
€42.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$122.77
€113.90
|
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