Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 14.3% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 57.7% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
|
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