Cost of living comparison
Macao is 13.5% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Macao instead of Germany, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Germany
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
|
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