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Macau vs. Belgium Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 10.2% cheaper than Belgium overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.7% less in Macau
Groceries
pay 19.7% more in Macau
Transportation
pay 28.7% less in Macau
Housing
pay 4.2% more in Macau
Childcare
pay 4.1% more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.5% more in Macau
Clothing
pay 16.2% less in Macau

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Macau are more expensive than in Belgium. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Macau.

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Macau vs. Belgium Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Belgium, you would:

pay 66.7% less for restaurants

 
Belgium
Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.51
€19.15
$6.19
MOP50.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.72
€11.32
$5.94
MOP48.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.15
€2.80
$0.89
MOP7.17
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pay 19.7% more for groceries

 
Belgium
Macau
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.56
€2.28
$1.72
MOP13.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.21
€6.41
$8.09
MOP65.42
Milk (1 gallon) $4.74
€4.22
$11.99
MOP96.91
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pay 28.7% less for transportation

 
Belgium
Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.70
$6.86
MOP55.46
Monthly public transit pass $50.17
€44.65
$22.43
MOP181.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,462.94
€30,673.26
$30,925.27
MOP250K
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pay 4.2% more for housing

 
Belgium
Macau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $51.15
€45.52
$36.99
MOP299.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $940.80
€837.35
$1,083.62
MOP8,760.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $826.78
€735.87
$1,032.90
MOP8,350.04
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pay 4.1% more for childcare

 
Belgium
Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $923.48
€821.93
$1,211.24
MOP9,791.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,984.85
€20,457.34
$18,979.08
MOP153K
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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Belgium
Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.94
€4.40
$5.75
MOP46.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.03
€3.58
$5.01
MOP40.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.32
€10.96
$6.68
MOP54.00
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pay 16.2% less for clothing

 
Belgium
Macau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $100.04
€89.04
$69.52
MOP562.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.19
€38.44
$33.40
MOP270.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.42
€85.82
$92.78
MOP750.00
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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