Cost of living comparison
Macau is 35.3% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Macau instead of Spain, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Spain
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
|
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