Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 7.6% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Macau, you would:
pay 84.5% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Macau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 52.1% more for transportation
Macau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Macau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Macau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Macau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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