Cost of living comparison
Macau is 16.2% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Macau instead of Finland, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
Finland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Finland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 39.3% more for childcare
Finland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Finland
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
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