Cost of living comparison
compared to
Macau vs. Illinois Cost of Living Summary
Macau is 17.5% cheaper than Illinois.
Macau vs. Illinois Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Macau instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.90
|
$6.19
MOP49.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.89
|
$5.94
MOP47.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$0.89
MOP7.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$0.63
MOP5.09
|
|
Illinois vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.0% more for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.14
|
$8.09
MOP65.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.46
|
$11.99
MOP96.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$3.42
MOP27.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
|
$8.79
MOP70.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.20
MOP9.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.31
MOP10.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.87
MOP6.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.09
MOP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$1.78
MOP14.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.31
MOP10.56
|
|
Illinois vs. Macau - Cost of groceries
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$6.86
MOP55.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.27
|
$22.43
MOP181.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,124.22
|
$30,925.27
MOP250K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.42
|
$12.69
MOP102.43
|
|
Illinois vs. Macau - Cost of transportation
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.42
|
$36.99
MOP298.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,397.04
|
$1,083.62
MOP8,745.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,090.29
|
$1,032.90
MOP8,336.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.01
|
$93.11
MOP751.49
|
|
Illinois vs. Macau - Cost of housing
pay 13.6% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,217.84
|
$1,211.24
MOP9,775.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,292.64
|
$18,979.08
MOP153K
|
|
Illinois vs. Macau - Cost of childcare
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
|
$5.75
MOP46.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
|
$5.01
MOP40.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.30
|
$6.68
MOP53.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.78
|
$69.07
MOP557.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
|
$13.48
MOP108.82
|
|
Illinois vs. Macau - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.1% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.56
|
$69.52
MOP561.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
|
$33.40
MOP269.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.76
|
$92.78
MOP748.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.64
|
$136.07
MOP1,098.18
|
|
Illinois vs. Macau - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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