Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 53.3% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Macau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 47.3% more for housing
Macau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Macau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Macau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
|
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