Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 4.3% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Macau, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Macau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Macau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Macau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
Macau
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
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