Cost of living comparison
Paris is 71.0% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Paris instead of Macao, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.54
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.10
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.89
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Macao
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.48
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.66
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.39
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.57
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.19
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.04
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.92
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.71
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.85
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.70
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.65
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
Macao
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.57
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.42
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,655.72
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.18
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Macao
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP250.98
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,427.90
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,012.54
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP690.41
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 84.8% more for childcare
Macao
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,090.59
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,657.31
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.75
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.51
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.57
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP734.37
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.08
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Macao
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP558.39
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.60
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP656.30
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP942.09
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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