Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 44.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Macau
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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