Cost of living comparison
Athens is 7.4% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Athens instead of Macao, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Macao
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
$6.55
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
$7.06
€6.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Macao
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$8.01
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$11.43
€10.62
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
Macao
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
$553.55
€514.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
$521.82
€484.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
Macao
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$488.12
€453.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
$4.67
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
$45.80
€42.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Macao
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
$111.33
€103.39
|
|
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