Cost of living comparison
Macau is 25.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Macau instead of Japan, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Macau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,086
|
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥821
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥179
|
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥143
|
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥251
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,058
|
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥874
|
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥295
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥497
|
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥403
|
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥212
|
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥327
|
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥338
|
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥217
|
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥154
|
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Japan
|
Macau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥757
|
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,254
|
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,164
|
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
|
pay 59.2% more for housing
Japan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥92,755
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥63,486
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
Japan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥54,298
|
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
|
pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥479
|
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥500
|
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥678
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,743
|
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,067
|
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Japan
|
Macau
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,313
|
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
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