Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 59.9% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$18.47
€17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Macau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Macau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$24.74
€23.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$28.68
€26.79
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
Macau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
Macau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$865.49
€808.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$59.31
€55.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$13.50
€12.61
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Macau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$115.79
€108.16
|
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