Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 41.0% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.98
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.40
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP89.10
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.75
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.15
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP13.02
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.87
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.95
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.83
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.77
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.93
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
Macao
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,503.39
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,068.69
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP695.94
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Macao
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.99
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP740.25
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.96
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Macao
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP562.86
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP661.56
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP949.63
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
|
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