Cost of living comparison
Macau is 19.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Macau instead of Spain, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 67.1% more for groceries
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
|
pay 76.9% more for childcare
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
|
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