Cost of living comparison

Macau

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 24.2% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Australia
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Australia
Transportation: pay 25.9% more in Australia
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Australia
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in Australia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Australia are more expensive than in Macau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Macau	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.19 MOP50.00	$18.42 A$26.50	+197.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MOP48.00	$10.19 A$14.66	+71.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MOP7.17	$2.88 A$4.14	+224.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MOP5.10	$2.33 A$3.35	+268.8%
Average			+153.1%

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Macau	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MOP13.89	$2.64 A$3.80	+53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 MOP65.42	$4.67 A$6.72	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.99 MOP96.91	$6.28 A$9.03	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 MOP27.62	$4.79 A$6.89	+40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79 MOP71.05	$4.19 A$6.03	-52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 MOP9.67	$1.62 A$2.32	+35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$1.32 A$1.90	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MOP7.00	$1.35 A$1.94	+56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 MOP8.79	$2.06 A$2.96	+89.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 MOP14.43	$1.19 A$1.71	-33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$1.05 A$1.51	-19.9%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 25.9% more for transportation

	Macau	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.86 MOP55.46	$4.98 A$7.17	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.43 MOP181.31	$91.09 A$131.05	+306.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,925.27 MOP250K	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 MOP102.60	$17.22 A$24.78	+35.7%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 19.8% more for housing

	Macau	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.99 MOP299.00	$57.16 A$82.23	+54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	+4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.11 MOP752.74	$146.37 A$210.58	+57.2%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Macau	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,979.08 MOP153K	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09	-3.2%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 MOP46.50	$7.20 A$10.36	+25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 MOP40.50	$3.95 A$5.68	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.68 MOP54.00	$36.89 A$53.08	+452.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.07 MOP558.34	$56.05 A$80.64	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.48 MOP109.00	$14.44 A$20.77	+7.1%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	Macau	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.52 MOP562.00	$77.86 A$112.01	+12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.40 MOP270.00	$53.33 A$76.73	+59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 MOP750.00	$112.59 A$161.98	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	$118.82 A$170.94	-12.7%
Average			+17.3%

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