Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 30.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 27.7% less in Macau
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Macau
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Macau

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Macau are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Macau. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.1% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$6.19 MOP50.00	-27.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$5.94 MOP48.00	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$0.89 MOP7.17	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.63 MOP5.10	-27.7%
Average			-34.1%

Lebanon vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$1.72 MOP13.89	+102.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$8.09 MOP65.42	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$11.99 MOP96.91	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.42 MOP27.62	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$8.79 MOP71.05	+126.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.20 MOP9.67	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.31 MOP10.58	+71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.87 MOP7.00	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.09 MOP8.79	+139.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$1.78 MOP14.43	+328.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.31 MOP10.58	+83.6%
Average			+79.1%

Lebanon vs. Macau - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$6.86 MOP55.46	+69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$22.43 MOP181.31	-71.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$30,925.27 MOP250K	-42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$12.69 MOP102.60	-29.5%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Lebanon	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$36.99 MOP299.00	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+196.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$93.11 MOP752.74	-47.5%
Average			+71.5%

Lebanon vs. Macau - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+170.3%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$5.75 MOP46.50	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$5.01 MOP40.50	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$6.68 MOP54.00	+122.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$69.07 MOP558.34	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$13.48 MOP109.00	+34.8%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$69.52 MOP562.00	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$33.40 MOP270.00	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$92.78 MOP750.00	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+13.4%
Average			-14.8%

Lebanon vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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