Cost of living comparison
Macau is 19.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Macau instead of Italy, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.28
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
Italy
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.72
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.56
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.17
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.49
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.87
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.42
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€568.03
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€456.59
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
Italy
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€429.03
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.51
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.38
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.71
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Italy
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.28
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
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