Cost of living comparison
Macao is 27.5% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Macao instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
Beirut
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
|
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