Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 47.4% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 41.0% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Macau
Housing: pay 93.6% more in Macau
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.7% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Macau

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Macau are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 38.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 MX$193.35	$6.19 MOP50.00	-40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 MX$166.91	$5.94 MOP48.00	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$26.47	$0.89 MOP7.17	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.32	$0.63 MOP5.10	-39.6%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 41.0% more for groceries

	Mexico	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 MX$50.21	$1.72 MOP13.89	-36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 MX$79.55	$8.09 MOP65.42	+88.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 MX$114.55	$11.99 MOP96.91	+93.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$47.12	$3.42 MOP27.62	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 MX$67.67	$8.79 MOP71.05	+140.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.98	$1.20 MOP9.67	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.93	$1.31 MOP10.58	+87.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.44	$0.87 MOP7.00	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$15.45	$1.09 MOP8.79	+30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.78 MOP14.43	+98.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$1.31 MOP10.58	+44.1%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Mexico	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$102.60	$6.86 MOP55.46	+23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 MX$555.39	$22.43 MOP181.31	-25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,794.64 MX$403K	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 MX$372.17	$12.69 MOP102.60	-36.9%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 93.6% more for housing

	Mexico	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.02 MX$555.11	$36.99 MOP299.00	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+133.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.08 MX$907.55	$93.11 MOP752.74	+89.7%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Mexico	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+395.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,712.49 MX$106K	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+232.2%
Average			+305.8%

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pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 MX$48.58	$5.75 MOP46.50	+118.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 MX$63.89	$5.01 MOP40.50	+45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.64 MX$85.88	$6.68 MOP54.00	+43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 MX$725.11	$69.07 MOP558.34	+76.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 MX$100.90	$13.48 MOP109.00	+147.1%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Mexico	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	$69.52 MOP562.00	+25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.67 MX$789.09	$33.40 MOP270.00	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	$92.78 MOP750.00	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+49.9%
Average			+9.2%

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