Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 90.4% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Macau
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Macau
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Macau
Childcare: pay 15.2 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 63.2% more in Macau

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

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Macau vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$6.19 MOP50.00	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$5.94 MOP48.00	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.89 MOP7.17	-55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.63 MOP5.10	-68.5%
Average			-39.3%

Liberia vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Liberia	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.72 MOP13.89	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$8.09 MOP65.42	+109.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$11.99 MOP96.91	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$3.42 MOP27.62	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$8.79 MOP71.05	+63.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.20 MOP9.67	+61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.31 MOP10.58	-65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.87 MOP7.00	-81.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.09 MOP8.79	-78.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$1.78 MOP14.43	+78.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.31 MOP10.58	-72.9%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Liberia	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$6.86 MOP55.46	+46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$22.43 MOP181.31	+12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$12.69 MOP102.60	-25.0%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Liberia	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$36.99 MOP299.00	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+333.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+987.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$93.11 MOP752.74	-19.4%
Average			+317.8%

Liberia vs. Macau - Cost of housing

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pay 15.2 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+1111.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+1797.9%
Average			+1416.2%

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pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$5.75 MOP46.50	+43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$5.01 MOP40.50	+67.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$6.68 MOP54.00	+33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$69.07 MOP558.34	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$13.48 MOP109.00	+169.7%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 63.2% more for clothing

	Liberia	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$69.52 MOP562.00	+178.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$33.40 MOP270.00	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$92.78 MOP750.00	+68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+47.1%
Average			+63.2%

Liberia vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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