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Hong Kong vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 34.1% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 76.0% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 57.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 33.6% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Macau. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 38.7% more for restaurants

	Macau	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP49.90	$7.91 HK$61.55	+26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.65	$6.43 HK$50.04	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.33	$1.39 HK$10.81	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.60	$1.11 HK$8.66	+93.4%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Macau	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.37	$2.19 HK$17.06	+31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.14	$12.44 HK$96.86	+41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.30	$11.75 HK$91.46	+2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.49	$3.52 HK$27.37	+10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.45	$4.85 HK$37.76	+36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.13	$1.57 HK$12.19	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.71	$1.09 HK$8.46	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.84	$1.62 HK$12.63	-6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.83	$1.39 HK$10.79	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.88	$1.10 HK$8.56	-44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.48	$1.06 HK$8.25	-32.1%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 76.0% more for transportation

	Macau	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.01	$11.90 HK$92.63	+73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP179.64	$67.49 HK$525.40	+200.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP108.78	$14.53 HK$113.09	+6.8%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 57.5% more for housing

	Macau	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP294.40	$22.19 HK$172.75	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,512.73	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+120.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,449.52	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP751.21	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+89.0%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 33.6% more for childcare

	Macau	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+16.0%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.41	$6.48 HK$50.47	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.23	$5.23 HK$40.72	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP49.90	$13.11 HK$102.08	+110.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP648.68	$79.18 HK$616.38	-2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.28	$12.85 HK$100.08	-5.9%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Macau	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP560.86	$74.06 HK$576.58	+5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.11	$42.18 HK$328.34	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP768.44	$91.97 HK$716.02	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+4.0%
Average			+6.9%

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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: November 2025

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