Cost of living comparison
Macau is 4.0% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Macau instead of Australia, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Australia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Australia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
Australia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Australia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
|
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