Cost of living comparison

United States

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 17.1% cheaper than Fort Lauderdale.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Macau
Housing: pay 45.1% less in Macau
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Macau
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Macau

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

Macau vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Fort Lauderdale	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$6.24 MOP50.36	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.98	$6.33 MOP51.11	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$1.04 MOP8.41	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$0.58 MOP4.64	-71.8%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Fort Lauderdale	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$4.48	$1.67 MOP13.49	-62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.26	$8.77 MOP70.78	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68	$11.42 MOP92.13	+210.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37	$3.19 MOP25.72	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68	$3.56 MOP28.71	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82	$1.64 MOP13.25	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.34 MOP10.81	+72.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.73 MOP13.97	-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$1.35 MOP10.93	-46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41	$1.99 MOP16.02	+41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$1.56 MOP12.60	-9.9%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Fort Lauderdale	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.26	$6.88 MOP55.52	+110.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50	$22.46 MOP181.28	-69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,003.00	$31,195.80 MOP252K	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.93	$13.60 MOP109.78	-19.6%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 45.1% less for housing

	Fort Lauderdale	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.00	$36.81 MOP297.10	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,380.22	$1,064.40 MOP8,590.71	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,983.11	$1,056.50 MOP8,526.93	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.01	$93.93 MOP758.09	-30.9%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Fort Lauderdale	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$816.67	$686.31 MOP5,539.15	-16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,150.00	$19,181.71 MOP155K	-48.4%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Lauderdale	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$5.80 MOP46.83	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$4.91 MOP39.59	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$6.24 MOP50.36	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.00	$81.11 MOP654.63	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50	$13.66 MOP110.28	-17.2%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Fort Lauderdale	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$70.13 MOP566.00	+47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75	$34.52 MOP278.64	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$96.08 MOP775.48	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.25	$137.26 MOP1,107.83	+23.4%
Average			+13.2%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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