Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 5.7% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Macao, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Macao
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$6.42
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Macao
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Macao
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$686.76
€637.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$565.47
€524.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
|
pay 42.3% less for childcare
Macao
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$401.79
€372.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.71
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$65.52
€60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Macao
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$96.57
€89.59
|
|
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