Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 0.3% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 15.0% more for childcare
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Macau
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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