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Costa Rica vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 4.2% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Costa Rica

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Costa Rica. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Macau	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.29	$9.77 CRC4,596.82	+56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP51.05	$9.53 CRC4,485.33	+50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.40	$2.00 CRC941.82	+92.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.64	$1.57 CRC739.49	+173.3%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Macau	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.48	$2.54 CRC1,195.05	+51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.69	$4.50 CRC2,117.89	-48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP92.02	$7.52 CRC3,539.69	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.69	$2.80 CRC1,315.19	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.67	$3.83 CRC1,800.70	+7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.23	$1.78 CRC839.24	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.80	$0.62 CRC289.34	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.95	$1.65 CRC775.07	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.92	$1.24 CRC584.34	-8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP16.00	$1.28 CRC601.17	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.58	$1.10 CRC517.77	-29.5%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Macau	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.45	$5.47 CRC2,573.36	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP181.05	$54.59 CRC25,682.05	+143.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP251K	$36,444.91 CRC17M	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.64	$15.68 CRC7,376.36	+15.3%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	Macau	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP296.73	$49.17 CRC23,134.72	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,579.89	$805.28 CRC379K	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,516.19	$555.89 CRC262K	-47.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP757.14	$63.57 CRC29,907.40	-32.3%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Macau	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,532.17	$517.09 CRC243K	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP155K	$9,552.94 CRC4M	-50.2%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.77	$2.59 CRC1,216.84	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.54	$3.84 CRC1,806.01	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.29	$4.70 CRC2,210.93	-24.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP653.80	$58.68 CRC27,606.71	-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP110.14	$9.11 CRC4,284.50	-33.3%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Macau	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP565.29	$58.22 CRC27,388.72	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP278.28	$44.70 CRC21,030.88	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP774.50	$112.79 CRC53,064.39	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,106.43	$93.41 CRC43,944.71	-31.9%
Average			-0.5%

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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: March 2026

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