Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tirana vs. Macao Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 6.8% cheaper than Macao.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 31.9% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 62.0% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Macao Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Macao, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 66.3% more for restaurants

	Macao	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.03	$12.05 ALL999	+93.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 MOP52.03	$12.05 ALL999	+85.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 MOP10.70	$2.04 ALL169	+52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MOP6.22	$1.04 ALL86	+33.8%
Average			+66.3%

Macao vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Macao	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.41	$1.15 ALL95	-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.33	$6.73 ALL558	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.54	$8.27 ALL686	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.55	$4.21 ALL349	+32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.52	$3.67 ALL304	+3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.16	$0.77 ALL64	-53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.74	$1.27 ALL105	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.88	$0.97 ALL81	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.86	$0.88 ALL73	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.92	$0.61 ALL50	-69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.52	$0.60 ALL50	-61.7%
Average			-28.6%

Macao vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Macao	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.16	$8.19 ALL679	+19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP180.11	$19.28 ALL1,599	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.07	$32.54 ALL2,697	+139.2%
Average			+39.1%

Macao vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 31.9% less for housing

	Macao	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP295.18	$18.93 ALL1,569	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,068.14 MOP8,565.33	$838.35 ALL69,500	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.73 MOP8,938.90	$548.59 ALL45,478	-50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP753.20	$87.73 ALL7,273	-6.6%
Average			-31.9%

Macao vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 62.0% less for childcare

	Macao	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	$312.88 ALL25,938	-54.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	-69.7%
Average			-62.0%

Macao vs. Tirana - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Macao	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.53	$3.01 ALL250	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.33	$2.11 ALL175	-57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.03	$4.46 ALL370	-28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 MOP700.44	$58.65 ALL4,862	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.85 MOP119.07	$9.04 ALL749	-39.1%
Average			-41.1%

Macao vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Macao	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP562.35	$68.30 ALL5,662	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.84	$47.45 ALL3,934	+37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP770.48	$107.71 ALL8,929	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	$131.74 ALL10,921	-4.0%
Average			+10.7%

Macao vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Macao vs.

Vienna

Macao vs.

Lima

Macao vs.

London

Macao vs.

Beijing

Macao vs.

Delhi

Macao vs.

Nairobi

Macao vs.

Madrid

Macao vs.

Athens

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Macau vs. Albania. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Macau and Albania.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Macao

Add prices for Tirana

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tirana or Macao. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.