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Macau vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 40.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Macau
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Macau
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Macau

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Macau are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Macau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Macau.

Macau vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$6.24 MOP50.03	-65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$6.33 MOP50.78	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$1.04 MOP8.35	+29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$0.58 MOP4.61	-18.4%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$1.67 MOP13.41	+7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$8.77 MOP70.33	+143.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$11.42 MOP91.54	+47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$3.19 MOP25.55	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$3.56 MOP28.52	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$1.64 MOP13.16	-17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$1.34 MOP10.74	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$1.73 MOP13.88	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$1.35 MOP10.86	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$1.99 MOP15.92	+25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$1.56 MOP12.52	+32.1%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$6.88 MOP55.16	+63.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$22.46 MOP180.11	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$13.60 MOP109.07	-45.3%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$36.81 MOP295.18	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$1,064.40 MOP8,535.31	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$1,056.50 MOP8,471.94	+39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$93.93 MOP753.20	+17.3%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	+383.4%
Average			+196.0%

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$5.80 MOP46.53	+95.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$4.91 MOP39.33	+91.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$6.24 MOP50.03	-10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$81.11 MOP650.40	+10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$13.66 MOP109.57	+32.7%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$70.13 MOP562.35	+125.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$34.52 MOP276.84	-5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$96.08 MOP770.48	+25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	+40.5%
Average			+46.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Macau - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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