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Saudi Arabia vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 18.1% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 43.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Saudi Arabia

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Macau	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP49.90	$6.32 SAR23.70	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.65	$7.73 SAR29.00	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.33	$0.74 SAR2.79	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.60	$0.27 SAR1.02	-52.6%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

	Macau	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.37	$0.92 SAR3.43	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.14	$3.62 SAR13.56	-58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.30	$6.74 SAR25.26	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.49	$2.52 SAR9.47	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.45	$3.28 SAR12.28	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.13	$0.97 SAR3.63	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.71	$0.78 SAR2.91	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.84	$0.80 SAR3.00	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.83	$0.74 SAR2.77	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.88	$0.66 SAR2.49	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.48	$0.65 SAR2.43	-58.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Macau	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.01	$2.32 SAR8.72	-66.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP179.64	$33.84 SAR126.92	+50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP108.78	$19.00 SAR71.26	+39.7%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	Macau	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP294.40	$74.04 SAR277.70	+101.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,512.73	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,449.52	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP751.21	$97.42 SAR365.42	+3.7%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Macau	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	-48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	-66.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.41	$1.89 SAR7.09	-67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.23	$3.48 SAR13.06	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP49.90	$7.47 SAR28.00	+19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP648.68	$106.43 SAR399.18	+31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.28	$17.24 SAR64.67	+26.2%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Macau	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP560.86	$48.71 SAR182.69	-30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.11	$57.50 SAR215.68	+66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP768.44	$88.56 SAR332.16	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	$79.17 SAR296.96	-42.3%
Average			-3.5%

Macau vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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