Cost of living comparison
Israel is 49.6% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Israel instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Macau
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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