Cost of living comparison
Macau is 44.2% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Macau instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 77.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.68
|
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.80
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.23
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.57
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.06
|
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.97
|
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.02
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.23
|
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.25
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.29
|
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.76
|
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.85
|
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
Monaco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.75
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,459.67
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,113.93
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€212.60
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,300.99
|
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€18,052.28
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.15
|
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.35
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€567.36
|
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.67
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.62
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€140.42
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€451.82
|
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
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