Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Malaysia
  3. Macau
  4. Comparison
MYR
COMPARED TO
MOP

Macau is 2.3 times more expensive than Malaysia.

If you lived in Macau instead of Malaysia, you would:
local_dining

pay 78.2% more for restaurants

  Malaysia help_outline Macau help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.21
RM9.50
$4.86
MOP39.05
+119.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.40
RM14.61
$5.36
MOP43.08
+57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
RM2.50
$0.87
MOP6.97
+48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.32
RM1.39
$0.61
MOP4.88
+87.8%
Average +78.2%
Malaysia vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

  Malaysia help_outline Macau help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.82
RM3.52
$1.55
MOP12.47
+88.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.78
RM29.07
$6.19
MOP49.78
-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.00
RM25.74
$9.58
MOP77.06
+59.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.34
RM5.75
$2.71
MOP21.81
+102.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.37
RM5.89
$2.87
MOP23.12
+109.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.09
RM4.67
$1.67
MOP13.43
+53.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.60
RM2.57
$1.02
MOP8.23
+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.04
RM4.44
$1.83
MOP14.68
+76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.53
RM2.28
$1.71
MOP13.71
+220.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.41
RM1.75
$1.35
MOP10.89
+232.1%
Onions (1 lb) $0.49
RM2.10
$1.24
MOP10.00
+154.0%
Average +105.3%
Malaysia vs. Macau - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 76.4% more for transportation

  Malaysia help_outline Macau help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.95
RM8.37
$6.04
MOP48.55
+209.4%
Monthly public transit pass $21.12
RM90.62
$26.94
MOP216.64
+27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,696.15
RM153,154.41
$35,084.76
MOP282,141.01
-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $5.32
RM22.81
$9.06
MOP72.83
+70.3%
Average +76.4%
Malaysia vs. Macau - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 3.5 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.94
RM132.76
$27.12
MOP218.10
-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $280.14
RM1,201.95
$1,413.14
MOP11,364.01
+404.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $178.44
RM765.60
$1,039.37
MOP8,358.30
+482.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $33.60
RM144.14
$78.23
MOP629.09
+132.9%
Average +251.8%
Malaysia vs. Macau - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.1 times more for childcare

  Malaysia help_outline Macau help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $131.31
RM563.40
$348.76
MOP2,804.62
+165.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,770.51
RM24,758.37
$9,084.45
MOP73,054.37
+57.4%
Average +111.5%
Malaysia vs. Macau - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.35
RM14.37
$3.45
MOP27.71
+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.31
RM9.90
$4.26
MOP34.26
+84.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.22
RM18.10
$6.89
MOP55.42
+63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $37.93
RM162.76
$322.97
MOP2,597.26
+751.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.64
RM15.61
$15.04
MOP120.92
+313.4%
Average +243.1%
Malaysia vs. Macau - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 57.0% more for clothing

  Malaysia help_outline Macau help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $49.32
RM211.60
$62.79
MOP504.97
+27.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $22.07
RM94.69
$37.70
MOP303.18
+70.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.60
RM268.57
$85.19
MOP685.09
+36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $57.59
RM247.10
$111.59
MOP897.37
+93.8%
Average +57.0%
Malaysia vs. Macau - Cost of clothing
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