Cost of living comparison
Austria is 30.5% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Austria instead of Macao, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.77
|
$15.13
€14.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Macao
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.05
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.76
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.77
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Macao
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.78
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.21
|
$48.12
€45.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Macao
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,467.30
|
$743.38
€697.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,041.85
|
$621.91
€583.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.29
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
Macao
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
$416.59
€390.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.78
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.44
|
$41.56
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.54
|
$12.77
€11.98
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Macao
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.73
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.04
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP946.03
|
$110.53
€103.70
|
|
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