Cost of living comparison
Macao is 13.9% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Macao instead of Athens, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.97
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.39
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.91
|
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.11
|
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,419.96
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.25
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 19.3% more for housing
Athens
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.22
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€584.73
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€494.37
|
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.11
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
Athens
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€448.09
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,638.82
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.16
|
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Athens
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.49
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.31
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.48
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.28
|
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
|
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