Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 44.3% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Macao
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ireland or Macao. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.