Cost of living comparison
Macau is 6.0% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Macau instead of France, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
France
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
France
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
France
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
France
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
France
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
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