Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 49.6% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Macau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Macau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
Macau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Macau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Macau
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
|
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