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Macau vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 2.6 times more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants
pay 64.5% more in Macau
Groceries
pay 70.2% more in Macau
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Macau
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Macau
Childcare
pay 4.3 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.9 times more in Macau
Clothing
pay 62.8% more in Macau

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

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Macau vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

pay 64.5% more for restaurants

 
Philippines
Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.83
₱235.66
$6.24
MOP50.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.27
₱201.27
$6.33
MOP51.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
₱42.59
$1.04
MOP8.41
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pay 70.2% more for groceries

 
Philippines
Macau
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.24
₱76.37
$1.67
MOP13.49
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.91
₱240.20
$8.77
MOP70.78
Milk (1 gallon) $7.02
₱431.53
$11.42
MOP92.13
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Philippines
Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
₱255.01
$6.88
MOP55.51
Monthly public transit pass $12.67
₱778.97
$22.46
MOP181.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,414.32
₱2M
$31,195.80
MOP252K
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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Philippines
Macau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $27.95
₱1,718.82
$36.81
MOP297.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.21
₱15,634.92
$1,064.40
MOP8,590.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $161.64
₱9,941.59
$1,056.50
MOP8,526.50
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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

 
Philippines
Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.02
₱7,996.78
$686.31
MOP5,538.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,634.78
₱347K
$19,181.71
MOP155K
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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Philippines
Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
₱73.71
$5.80
MOP46.83
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
₱133.50
$4.91
MOP39.59
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.73
₱167.76
$6.24
MOP50.35
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pay 62.8% more for clothing

 
Philippines
Macau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $41.17
₱2,532.13
$70.13
MOP565.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $25.58
₱1,573.26
$34.52
MOP278.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $69.76
₱4,290.82
$96.08
MOP775.44
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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: June 2026

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