Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 29.2% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Macau, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Macau
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
|
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