Cost of living comparison

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South Korea vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 8.7% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 30.4% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 19.7% more for restaurants

	Macau	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.03	$6.72 ₩9,907	+7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.78	$5.50 ₩8,102	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.35	$1.47 ₩2,161	+40.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.61	$0.82 ₩1,216	+43.4%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Macau	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.41	$2.87 ₩4,235	+71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.33	$5.63 ₩8,290	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.54	$7.67 ₩11,311	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.55	$2.84 ₩4,180	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.52	$3.34 ₩4,917	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.16	$3.24 ₩4,768	+97.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.74	$1.39 ₩2,045	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.88	$2.80 ₩4,121	+61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.86	$2.40 ₩3,543	+77.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.92	$1.78 ₩2,627	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.52	$1.20 ₩1,775	-22.9%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Macau	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.16	$4.40 ₩6,485	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP180.11	$47.17 ₩69,524	+110.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.07	$8.33 ₩12,280	-38.7%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 30.4% less for housing

	Macau	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP295.18	$21.68 ₩31,958	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,535.31	$473.91 ₩698,442	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,471.94	$357.19 ₩526,420	-66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP753.20	$132.53 ₩195,326	+41.1%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Macau	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	$378.52 ₩557,869	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	-21.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.53	$3.12 ₩4,595	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.33	$3.57 ₩5,258	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.03	$3.18 ₩4,693	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP650.40	$49.86 ₩73,483	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.57	$10.12 ₩14,912	-25.9%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Macau	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP562.35	$66.46 ₩97,948	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.84	$50.68 ₩74,697	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP770.48	$72.74 ₩107,204	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	$103.23 ₩152,146	-24.8%
Average			-1.9%

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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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