Cost of living comparison
Macao is 0.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Macao instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
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