Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 72.9% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Macao, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.77
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 81.1% less for groceries
Macao
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.05
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.76
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.77
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 73.0% less for transportation
Macao
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.78
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.21
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,467.30
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,041.85
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.29
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Macao
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 75.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.78
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.44
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.54
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
Macao
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.73
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.04
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP946.03
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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