Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 71.4% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Macau, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 78.8% less for groceries
Macau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 70.0% less for transportation
Macau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 81.7% less for housing
Macau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Macau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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