Cost of living comparison
Macau is 19.5% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Macau instead of Germany, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
Germany
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Germany
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
Germany
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
Germany
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
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