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Macao vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 60.3% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Macao
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Macao
Housing: pay 47.7% more in Macao
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% more in Macao

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Macao are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Macao. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Macao.

Macao vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macao instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 20.8% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$6.24 MOP49.90	-42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.49 MOP51.89	-18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.33 MOP10.68	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.78 MOP6.21	+1.8%
Average			-20.8%

Beirut vs. Macao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$1.67 MOP13.37	+123.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$8.77 MOP70.14	+73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$11.42 MOP91.30	+84.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$3.19 MOP25.49	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$3.56 MOP28.45	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$1.64 MOP13.13	+79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$1.34 MOP10.71	+101.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$1.73 MOP13.84	+187.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$1.35 MOP10.83	+167.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$1.99 MOP15.88	+377.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$1.56 MOP12.48	+183.4%
Average			+124.1%

Beirut vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Beirut	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$6.88 MOP55.01	+96.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$22.46 MOP179.64	-69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$13.60 MOP108.78	-28.4%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 47.7% more for housing

	Beirut	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$36.81 MOP294.40	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$1,068.14 MOP8,542.67	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$1,114.73 MOP8,915.24	+199.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$93.93 MOP751.21	-32.6%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Beirut	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	+89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	+210.0%
Average			+149.7%

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$5.80 MOP46.41	+45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$4.91 MOP39.23	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$6.24 MOP49.90	+144.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$87.35 MOP698.58	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$14.85 MOP118.76	+48.5%
Average			+63.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Beirut	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$70.13 MOP560.86	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$34.52 MOP276.11	-31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$96.08 MOP768.44	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	+33.4%

Beirut vs. Macao - Cost of clothing

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