Cost of living comparison
Macao is 19.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Macao instead of London, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
London
|
Macao
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.86
|
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.27
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
London
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.63
|
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
London
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.59
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.68
|
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,794.40
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.23
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
London
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.94
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,056.51
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,418.12
|
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.55
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
London
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,553.67
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,875.97
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.95
|
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.40
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.30
|
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.90
|
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
London
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.02
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.10
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.53
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.97
|
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
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