Cost of living comparison
Macao is 15.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Macao instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.07
|
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.96
|
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.20
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.25
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.82
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€792.64
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.66
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.76
|
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€115.73
|
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
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