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Macau vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 55.1% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in Macau
Housing: pay 74.7% more in Macau
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.1% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Macau

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Macau are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Macau.

Macau vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 19.3% less for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD64.89	$6.24 MOP50.03	-34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD51.99	$6.33 MOP50.78	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.90	$1.04 MOP8.35	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.38	$0.58 MOP4.61	-27.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.02	$1.67 MOP13.41	-29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.94	$8.77 MOP70.33	+129.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.28	$11.42 MOP91.54	+28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.54	$3.19 MOP25.55	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$3.56 MOP28.52	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.56	$1.64 MOP13.16	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.49	$1.34 MOP10.74	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.03	$1.73 MOP13.88	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.14	$1.35 MOP10.86	-24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.09	$1.99 MOP15.92	+229.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.04	$1.56 MOP12.52	+161.9%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.36	$6.88 MOP55.16	+76.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD585.66	$22.46 MOP180.11	-74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	$31,195.80 MOP250,155.70	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.77	$13.60 MOP109.07	+68.3%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 74.7% more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD384.07	$36.81 MOP295.18	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	$1,064.40 MOP8,535.31	+91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	$1,056.50 MOP8,471.94	+173.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD376.62	$93.93 MOP753.20	+69.1%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	$686.31 MOP5,503.43	+161.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	$19,181.71 MOP153,816.04	+210.0%
Average			+185.9%

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pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.14	$5.80 MOP46.53	+178.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.86	$4.91 MOP39.33	+45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.86	$6.24 MOP50.03	+24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD339.88	$81.11 MOP650.40	+61.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.82	$13.66 MOP109.57	+60.2%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD360.22	$70.13 MOP562.35	+32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD267.32	$34.52 MOP276.84	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD827.76	$96.08 MOP770.48	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD603.14	$137.26 MOP1,100.69	+54.3%
Average			+13.1%

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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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