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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 8.2% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 24.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Macau	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP50.03	$9.57 TTD64.89	+53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.78	$7.67 TTD51.99	+21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.35	$1.02 TTD6.90	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.61	$0.79 TTD5.38	+37.9%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Macau	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.41	$2.36 TTD16.02	+41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.33	$3.83 TTD25.94	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.54	$8.89 TTD60.28	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.55	$4.36 TTD29.54	+36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.52	$4.08 TTD27.63	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.16	$2.59 TTD17.56	+57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.74	$1.11 TTD7.49	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.88	$1.78 TTD12.03	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.86	$1.79 TTD12.14	+32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.92	$0.60 TTD4.09	-69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.52	$0.60 TTD4.04	-61.8%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	Macau	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.16	$3.89 TTD26.36	-43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP180.11	$86.39 TTD585.66	+284.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP109.07	$8.08 TTD54.77	-40.6%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 24.5% less for housing

	Macau	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP295.18	$56.66 TTD384.07	+53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,535.31	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,471.94	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP753.20	$55.56 TTD376.62	-40.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Macau	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	-67.7%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.53	$2.09 TTD14.14	-64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.33	$3.37 TTD22.86	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP50.03	$4.99 TTD33.86	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP650.40	$50.14 TTD339.88	-38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.57	$8.53 TTD57.82	-37.6%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Macau	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP562.35	$53.14 TTD360.22	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.84	$39.43 TTD267.32	+14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP770.48	$122.11 TTD827.76	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	$88.97 TTD603.14	-35.2%
Average			-4.5%

Macau vs. Trinidad and Tobago - 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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