Cost of living comparison
Germany is 33.9% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Germany instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.98
|
$12.84
€12.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.40
|
$6.74
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP89.10
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.75
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.15
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP13.02
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.87
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.95
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.83
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.77
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
Macao
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$8.31
€7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.93
|
$73.47
€68.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$21.90
€20.48
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Macao
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,503.39
|
$759.74
€710.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,068.69
|
$577.93
€540.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP695.94
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
Macao
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$325.78
€304.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.99
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$3.27
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP740.25
|
$34.77
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.96
|
$12.08
€11.29
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Macao
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP562.86
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP661.56
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP949.63
|
$113.48
€106.09
|
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