Cost of living comparison
Macau is 64.7% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Macau instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
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