Cost of living comparison
Macau is 45.7% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Macau instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
|
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