Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 29.9% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Macau, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Macau
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 95.3% more for transportation
Macau
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Macau
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Macau
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Macau
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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