Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 62.9% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% more in Macau
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Macau
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Macau
Housing: pay 47.7% more in Macau
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Macau
Clothing: pay 17.7% more in Macau

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Macau are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Macau.

Planning a move to Macau? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Macau vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 22.0% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$6.19 MOP50.00	+54.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$5.94 MOP48.00	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$0.89 MOP7.17	+46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.63 MOP5.10	-4.0%
Average			+22.0%

Ethiopia vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.72 MOP13.89	+44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$8.09 MOP65.42	+119.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$11.99 MOP96.91	+192.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.42 MOP27.62	+93.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$8.79 MOP71.05	+91.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.20 MOP9.67	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$1.31 MOP10.58	+339.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.87 MOP7.00	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.09 MOP8.79	+252.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$1.78 MOP14.43	+711.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$1.31 MOP10.58	+168.3%
Average			+116.7%

Ethiopia vs. Macau - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$6.86 MOP55.46	+94.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$22.43 MOP181.31	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$30,925.27 MOP250K	-43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$12.69 MOP102.60	+260.0%
Average			+22.5%

Ethiopia vs. Macau - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.7% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$36.99 MOP299.00	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+161.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$93.11 MOP752.74	-40.6%
Average			+47.7%

Ethiopia vs. Macau - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+787.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$18,979.08 MOP153K	-37.1%
Average			+136.3%

Ethiopia vs. Macau - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$5.75 MOP46.50	+619.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$5.01 MOP40.50	+445.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$6.68 MOP54.00	-16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$69.07 MOP558.34	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$13.48 MOP109.00	+259.6%
Average			+215.0%

Ethiopia vs. Macau - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.7% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$69.52 MOP562.00	+109.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$33.40 MOP270.00	-52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$92.78 MOP750.00	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+64.5%
Average			+17.7%

Ethiopia vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

Compare further: Ethiopia vs. Macau

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Macau?

Quality of Life Comparison · 12 statistics

Make 81.4 times more money in Macau

Size Comparison · See true size

Ethiopia is about 39,160 times bigger than Macau.

Moving from Ethiopia to Macau · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Ethiopia vs.

United States

Ethiopia vs.

Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia vs.

Israel

Ethiopia vs.

Sudan

Ethiopia vs.

South Africa

Ethiopia vs.

Canada

Ethiopia vs.

Kenya

Ethiopia vs.

Italy

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Addis Ababa vs. Macao

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Ethiopia

Add prices for Macau

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Macau or Ethiopia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.