Cost of living comparison

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United Kingdom vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 24.4% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in United Kingdom
Groceries
pay 25.3% less in United Kingdom
Transportation
pay 69.4% more in United Kingdom
Housing
pay 26.4% more in United Kingdom
Childcare
pay 26.2% more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.2% more in United Kingdom
Clothing
pay 5.2% more in United Kingdom

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Macau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Macau, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Macau
United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.19
MOP50.00
$21.32
£15.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.94
MOP48.00
$10.25
£7.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
MOP7.17
$2.54
£1.91
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pay 25.3% less for groceries

 
Macau
United Kingdom
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.72
MOP13.89
$1.67
£1.26
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.09
MOP65.42
$4.62
£3.47
Milk (1 gallon) $11.99
MOP96.91
$6.01
£4.51
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pay 69.4% more for transportation

 
Macau
United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.86
MOP55.46
$7.59
£5.69
Monthly public transit pass $22.43
MOP181.31
$99.20
£74.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,925.27
MOP250K
$37,629.43
£28,233.36
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pay 26.4% more for housing

 
Macau
United Kingdom
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $36.99
MOP299.00
$41.42
£31.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,083.62
MOP8,760.04
$1,299.59
£975.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,032.90
MOP8,350.04
$1,069.01
£802.08
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pay 26.2% more for childcare

 
Macau
United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,211.24
MOP9,791.72
$1,589.10
£1,192.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,979.08
MOP153K
$23,025.39
£17,275.95
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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Macau
United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
MOP46.50
$6.50
£4.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.01
MOP40.50
$4.66
£3.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.68
MOP54.00
$22.34
£16.76
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pay 5.2% more for clothing

 
Macau
United Kingdom
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $69.52
MOP562.00
$85.37
£64.05
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.40
MOP270.00
$44.93
£33.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.78
MOP750.00
$95.35
£71.54
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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