Cost of living comparison
Macau is 36.5% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Macau instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 75.3% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 57.2% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
|
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