Cost of living comparison
Macau is 15.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Macau instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
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