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Egypt vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 63.1% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 73.9% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 82.3% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 90.6% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.0% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Egypt

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	Macau	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP49.90	$4.04 EGP192.56	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.65	$5.01 EGP238.65	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.33	$0.36 EGP17.26	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.60	$0.16 EGP7.49	-72.7%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 73.9% less for groceries

	Macau	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.37	$0.56 EGP26.52	-66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.14	$1.51 EGP71.98	-82.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.30	$3.31 EGP157.57	-71.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.49	$1.43 EGP68.30	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.45	$2.05 EGP97.62	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.13	$0.65 EGP30.88	-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.71	$0.29 EGP13.65	-78.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.84	$0.21 EGP10.14	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.83	$0.16 EGP7.44	-88.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.88	$0.18 EGP8.53	-91.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.48	$0.17 EGP8.07	-89.2%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Macau	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.01	$1.30 EGP61.93	-81.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP179.64	$7.45 EGP355.17	-66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP108.78	$3.10 EGP147.87	-77.2%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 82.3% less for housing

	Macau	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP294.40	$12.49 EGP595.23	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,512.73	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,449.52	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-91.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP751.21	$13.26 EGP631.77	-85.9%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 90.6% less for childcare

	Macau	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-91.6%
Average			-90.6%

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pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.41	$1.67 EGP79.76	-71.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.23	$1.40 EGP66.95	-71.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP49.90	$1.99 EGP94.87	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP648.68	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-73.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.28	$3.25 EGP154.72	-76.2%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Macau	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP560.86	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-65.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.11	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP768.44	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-66.2%
Average			-20.4%

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