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North Carolina vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 22.3% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in North Carolina
Groceries
pay 12.5% more in North Carolina
Transportation
pay 8.2% more in North Carolina
Housing
pay 27.8% more in North Carolina
Childcare
pay 8.0% more in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.9% less in North Carolina
Clothing
pay 9.5% less in North Carolina

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in North Carolina are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in North Carolina. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in North Carolina.

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North Carolina vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Macau, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Macau
North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.19
MOP49.92
$17.13
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.94
MOP47.92
$10.72
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
MOP7.15
$2.50
 
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pay 12.5% more for groceries

 
Macau
North Carolina
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.72
MOP13.87
$3.91
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.09
MOP65.31
$7.07
 
Milk (1 gallon) $11.99
MOP96.75
$3.68
 
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pay 8.2% more for transportation

 
Macau
North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.86
MOP55.36
$3.48
 
Monthly public transit pass $22.43
MOP181.00
$58.44
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,925.27
MOP250K
$34,285.88
 
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pay 27.8% more for housing

 
Macau
North Carolina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $36.99
MOP298.51
$65.72
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,083.62
MOP8,745.53
$1,476.83
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,032.90
MOP8,336.21
$1,144.24
 
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pay 8.0% more for childcare

 
Macau
North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,211.24
MOP9,775.50
$1,224.94
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,979.08
MOP153K
$21,882.53
 
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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Macau
North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
MOP46.42
$5.39
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.01
MOP40.43
$5.21
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.68
MOP53.91
$8.25
 
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pay 9.5% less for clothing

 
Macau
North Carolina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $69.52
MOP561.07
$52.53
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.40
MOP269.55
$37.74
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.78
MOP748.76
$88.04
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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