Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 35.6% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Macao, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.98
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.40
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP89.10
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.75
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.15
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP13.02
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.87
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.95
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.83
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.77
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.93
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,503.39
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,068.69
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP695.94
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.99
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP740.25
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.96
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Macao
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP562.86
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP661.56
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP949.63
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
|
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