Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 85.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Macau
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Macau
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Macau
Childcare: pay 96.6% more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Macau
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in Macau

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Macau are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$6.19 MOP50.00	+114.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$5.94 MOP48.00	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$0.89 MOP7.17	+18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$0.63 MOP5.10	+72.2%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Thailand	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$1.72 MOP13.89	+28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$8.09 MOP65.42	+1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$11.99 MOP96.91	+68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$3.42 MOP27.62	+65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$8.79 MOP71.05	+542.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$1.20 MOP9.67	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$1.31 MOP10.58	+129.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$0.87 MOP7.00	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$1.09 MOP8.79	+32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$1.78 MOP14.43	+147.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$1.31 MOP10.58	+130.6%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Thailand	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$6.86 MOP55.46	+35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$22.43 MOP181.31	-31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$12.69 MOP102.60	+17.8%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Thailand	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$36.99 MOP299.00	+92.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+165.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+285.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$93.11 MOP752.74	+53.0%
Average			+179.3%

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pay 96.6% more for childcare

	Thailand	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+134.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+64.6%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$5.75 MOP46.50	+173.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$5.01 MOP40.50	+150.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$6.68 MOP54.00	+60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$69.07 MOP558.34	+37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$13.48 MOP109.00	+122.8%
Average			+104.1%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Thailand	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$69.52 MOP562.00	+56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$33.40 MOP270.00	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$92.78 MOP750.00	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+74.7%
Average			+32.6%

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