Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 32.3% more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 73.6% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Macau
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Macau
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Macau

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

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Macau vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Estonia	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.56 €12.96	$6.19 MOP50.00	-57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 €9.20	$5.94 MOP48.00	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 €2.29	$0.89 MOP7.17	-65.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 €2.06	$0.63 MOP5.10	-72.8%
Average			-55.8%

Estonia vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.6% more for groceries

	Estonia	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.25	$1.72 MOP13.89	+22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 €4.80	$8.09 MOP65.42	+50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 €3.69	$11.99 MOP96.91	+189.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 €2.50	$3.42 MOP27.62	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.93 €3.50	$8.79 MOP71.05	+123.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.20 MOP9.67	+30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$1.31 MOP10.58	+100.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$0.87 MOP7.00	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.10	$1.09 MOP8.79	-12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.33	$1.78 MOP14.43	+381.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$1.31 MOP10.58	+236.3%
Average			+73.6%

Estonia vs. Macau - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Estonia	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.27 €6.47	$6.86 MOP55.46	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.37 €23.47	$22.43 MOP181.31	-14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$12.69 MOP102.60	+1.4%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Estonia	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 €28.27	$36.99 MOP299.00	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.18 €455.86	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+111.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.48 €344.88	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+166.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$221.29 €196.96	$93.11 MOP752.74	-57.9%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Estonia	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.72 €289.02	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+273.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+82.5%
Average			+160.9%

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pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Estonia	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.67 €5.04	$5.75 MOP46.50	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 €3.61	$5.01 MOP40.50	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 €5.84	$6.68 MOP54.00	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.01 €40.06	$69.07 MOP558.34	+53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.62 €8.56	$13.48 MOP109.00	+40.1%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Estonia	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.14 €86.46	$69.52 MOP562.00	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.85 €44.37	$33.40 MOP270.00	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.67 €84.26	$92.78 MOP750.00	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.18 €105.19	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+15.1%
Average			-14.2%

Estonia vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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