Cost of living comparison
Rome is 22.4% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Rome instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
Macao
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Macao
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Macao
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Macao
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
|
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