Cost of living comparison

compared to

Lebanon vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 15.7% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 56.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 45.7% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 17.1% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Lebanon

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Lebanon are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Macau, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 34.5% more for restaurants

	Macau	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.06	$7.66 LBP684K	+22.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.81	$8.00 LBP714K	+26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.36	$1.63 LBP145K	+56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.61	$0.76 LBP68,099	+32.6%
Average			+34.5%

Macau vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 56.2% less for groceries

	Macau	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.42	$0.60 LBP53,696	-64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.37	$3.95 LBP353K	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.60	$5.56 LBP497K	-51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.57	$2.33 LBP208K	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.54	$3.54 LBP316K	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.17	$0.68 LBP61,120	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.75	$0.46 LBP40,763	-65.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.89	$0.41 LBP36,358	-76.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.87	$0.46 LBP41,475	-65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.93	$0.33 LBP29,387	-83.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.52	$0.45 LBP40,124	-71.2%
Average			-56.2%

Macau vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.7% more for transportation

	Macau	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.19	$3.44 LBP307K	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP180.23	$72.50 LBP6M	+222.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP250K	$28,750.00 LBP3B	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.14	$16.00 LBP1M	+17.6%
Average			+45.7%

Macau vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.1% less for housing

	Macau	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP295.37	$37.92 LBP3M	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,540.68	$571.15 LBP51M	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,477.27	$277.78 LBP25M	-73.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP753.68	$139.38 LBP12M	+48.4%
Average			-17.1%

Macau vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Macau	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,506.89	$248.75 LBP22M	-63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP154K	$4,093.75 LBP366M	-78.7%
Average			-71.2%

Macau vs. Lebanon - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.56	$4.00 LBP357K	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.36	$2.89 LBP258K	-41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.06	$2.52 LBP226K	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP650.81	$42.92 LBP4M	-47.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.64	$8.25 LBP737K	-39.6%
Average			-43.7%

Macau vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Macau	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP562.70	$53.44 LBP5M	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP277.01	$50.00 LBP4M	+44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP770.96	$101.94 LBP9M	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,101.38	$88.93 LBP8M	-35.2%
Average			-2.0%

Macau vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: February 2026

More cost comparisons

Macau vs.

Germany

Macau vs.

Poland

Macau vs.

Thailand

Macau vs.

Spain

Macau vs.

Australia

Macau vs.

China

Macau vs.

United States

Macau vs.

Canada

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Macao vs. Beirut

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Macau

Add prices for Lebanon

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Lebanon or Macau. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.