Cost of living comparison
Macau is 52.1% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Macau instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.74
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.99
|
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.87
|
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,829.53
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€9.00
|
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.43
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.24
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€321.08
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.54
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.17
|
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,747.95
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.92
|
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.83
|
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.34
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.05
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.62
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.66
|
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
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