Cost of living comparison
Macao is 14.5% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Macao instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
Madrid
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
|
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