Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 44.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Macau, you would:
pay 48.7% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 83.1% more for transportation
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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