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Macau vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 44.0% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Macau
Housing: pay 5.7% less in Macau
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 71.5% more in Macau

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

Macau vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.4% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR222.09	$6.24 MOP50.03	-62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.09	$6.33 MOP50.78	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.97	$1.04 MOP8.35	-49.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.77	$0.58 MOP4.61	-68.6%
Average			-52.4%

Seychelles vs. Macau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.83	$1.67 MOP13.41	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.27	$8.77 MOP70.33	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.43	$11.42 MOP91.54	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.26	$3.19 MOP25.55	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.66	$3.56 MOP28.52	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.44	$1.64 MOP13.16	+78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.92	$1.34 MOP10.74	+21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.23	$1.73 MOP13.88	+76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.86	$1.35 MOP10.86	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$1.99 MOP15.92	+209.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.60	$1.56 MOP12.52	+177.8%
Average			+50.3%

Seychelles vs. Macau - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.58	$6.88 MOP55.16	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.57	$22.46 MOP180.11	-6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.38	$13.60 MOP109.07	-52.5%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 5.7% less for housing

	Seychelles	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	$36.81 MOP295.18	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	$1,064.40 MOP8,535.31	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	$1,056.50 MOP8,471.94	+30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	$93.93 MOP753.20	+13.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Seychelles	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	+352.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	+130.9%
Average			+241.7%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.79	$5.80 MOP46.53	-19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.94	$4.91 MOP39.33	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.25	$6.24 MOP50.03	-71.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR987.39	$81.11 MOP650.40	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.59	$13.66 MOP109.57	+113.4%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 71.5% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.60	$70.13 MOP562.35	+58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.32	$34.52 MOP276.84	+85.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR883.36	$96.08 MOP770.48	+47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR950.47	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	+95.3%
Average			+71.5%

Seychelles 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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