Cost of living comparison
Macau is 26.9% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Macau instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 48.8% more for housing
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
|
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