Cost of living comparison
Macao is 6.2% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Macao instead of Rome, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.06
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Rome
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.73
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Rome
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,817.11
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.58
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.87
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,087.27
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€669.62
|
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.03
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
Rome
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€479.48
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,104.50
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.71
|
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Rome
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.45
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.74
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.24
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.92
|
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
|
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