Cost of living comparison
Macau is 4.5% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Macau instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
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