Cost of living comparison
Spain is 0.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Spain instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.98
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.40
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP89.10
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.75
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.15
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP13.02
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.87
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.95
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.83
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.77
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Macao
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.93
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Macao
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,503.39
|
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,068.69
|
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP695.94
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Macao
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.99
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP740.25
|
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.96
|
$8.42
€7.87
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Macao
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP562.86
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP661.56
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP949.63
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
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