Cost of living comparison
Macau is 12.3% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Macau instead of Austria, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Macau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Austria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
Austria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Austria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 99.3% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
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