Cost of living comparison

Macau

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 24.4% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 42.4% less in Estonia
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Estonia
Housing: pay 43.4% less in Estonia
Childcare: pay 61.7% less in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Estonia
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Estonia

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

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Estonia vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Macau	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.19 MOP50.00	$14.56 €12.96	+135.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MOP48.00	$10.34 €9.20	+74.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MOP7.17	$2.57 €2.29	+190.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MOP5.10	$2.32 €2.06	+267.4%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 42.4% less for groceries

	Macau	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MOP13.89	$1.41 €1.25	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 MOP65.42	$5.39 €4.80	-33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.99 MOP96.91	$4.14 €3.69	-65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 MOP27.62	$2.81 €2.50	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79 MOP71.05	$3.93 €3.50	-55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 MOP9.67	$0.91 €0.81	-23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$0.65 €0.58	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MOP7.00	$1.08 €0.96	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 MOP8.79	$1.24 €1.10	+14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 MOP14.43	$0.37 €0.33	-79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 MOP10.58	$0.39 €0.35	-70.3%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Macau	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.86 MOP55.46	$7.27 €6.47	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.43 MOP181.31	$26.37 €23.47	+17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,925.27 MOP250K	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 MOP102.60	$12.52 €11.14	-1.4%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 43.4% less for housing

	Macau	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.99 MOP299.00	$31.76 €28.27	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	$512.18 €455.86	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	$387.48 €344.88	-62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.11 MOP752.74	$221.29 €196.96	+137.7%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 61.7% less for childcare

	Macau	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	$324.72 €289.02	-73.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,979.08 MOP153K	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	-45.2%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 MOP46.50	$5.67 €5.04	-1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 MOP40.50	$4.06 €3.61	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.68 MOP54.00	$6.56 €5.84	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.07 MOP558.34	$45.01 €40.06	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.48 MOP109.00	$9.62 €8.56	-28.6%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Macau	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.52 MOP562.00	$97.14 €86.46	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.40 MOP270.00	$49.85 €44.37	+49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 MOP750.00	$94.67 €84.26	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	$118.18 €105.19	-13.1%
Average			+16.6%

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