Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.4% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Macau, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Macau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Macau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Macau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Macau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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