Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 44.3% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Macao, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Macao
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$4.54
€4.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$4.90
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Macao
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$29.24
€27.13
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
Macao
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$900.23
€835.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Macao
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$667.12
€618.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 84.8% more for clothing
Macao
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$200.35
€185.88
|
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