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Port Of Spain vs. Macao Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 1.6% more expensive than Macao.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 72.2% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 12.7% less in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 13.7% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Macao. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Macao Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Macao, you would:

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Macao	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.03	$10.31 TTD69.88	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 MOP52.03	$8.10 TTD54.91	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 MOP10.70	$1.08 TTD7.30	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MOP6.22	$0.81 TTD5.46	+3.8%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Macao	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.41	$2.77 TTD18.77	+65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.33	$4.08 TTD27.63	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.54	$10.51 TTD71.22	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.55	$5.17 TTD35.08	+62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.52	$4.62 TTD31.31	+29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.16	$2.80 TTD18.96	+70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.74	$1.16 TTD7.90	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.88	$2.05 TTD13.90	+18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.86	$1.88 TTD12.76	+39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.92	$0.71 TTD4.84	-64.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.52	$0.82 TTD5.57	-47.4%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 72.2% more for transportation

	Macao	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.16	$4.24 TTD28.72	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP180.11	$97.20 TTD658.91	+332.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.07	$11.05 TTD74.88	-18.8%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 12.7% less for housing

	Macao	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP295.18	$61.53 TTD417.09	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,068.14 MOP8,565.33	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.73 MOP8,938.90	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP753.20	$61.00 TTD413.53	-35.1%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Macao	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	-51.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	-62.6%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Macao	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.53	$1.84 TTD12.48	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.33	$3.73 TTD25.29	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.03	$6.04 TTD40.93	-3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 MOP700.44	$54.41 TTD368.83	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.85 MOP119.07	$10.68 TTD72.38	-28.1%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 13.7% more for clothing

	Macao	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP562.35	$59.03 TTD400.17	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.84	$38.29 TTD259.57	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP770.48	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	+73.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	$117.82 TTD798.68	-14.2%
Average			+13.7%

Macao vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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