Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 17.2% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.75
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Macao
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.02
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.73
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.66
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.97
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.79
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.90
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.76
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.71
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
Macao
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.15
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Macao
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,464.34
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,039.65
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP693.08
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Macao
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.87
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.77
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP737.21
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.51
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Macao
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP560.55
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.84
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP945.73
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
|
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