Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 54.1% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.4% more in Macau
Groceries: pay 66.7% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Macau
Housing: pay 48.8% more in Macau
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Macau
Clothing: pay 34.2% more in Macau

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Macau are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 71.4% more for restaurants

	Laos	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$6.19 MOP50.00	+177.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$5.94 MOP48.00	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$0.89 MOP7.17	+12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$0.63 MOP5.10	+36.2%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 66.7% more for groceries

	Laos	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.72 MOP13.89	+50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$8.09 MOP65.42	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$11.99 MOP96.91	+72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.42 MOP27.62	+82.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$8.79 MOP71.05	+212.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$1.20 MOP9.67	+42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.31 MOP10.58	+153.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.87 MOP7.00	-27.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.09 MOP8.79	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$1.78 MOP14.43	+169.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.31 MOP10.58	+168.2%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Laos	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$6.86 MOP55.46	+36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$22.43 MOP181.31	-57.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$12.69 MOP102.60	+38.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 48.8% more for housing

	Laos	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$36.99 MOP299.00	+289.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$93.11 MOP752.74	+41.5%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Laos	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+178.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+90.1%
Average			+130.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$5.75 MOP46.50	+334.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$5.01 MOP40.50	+202.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$6.68 MOP54.00	+274.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$69.07 MOP558.34	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$13.48 MOP109.00	+306.5%
Average			+175.9%

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pay 34.2% more for clothing

	Laos	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$69.52 MOP562.00	+43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$33.40 MOP270.00	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$92.78 MOP750.00	+44.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+195.7%
Average			+34.2%

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