Cost of living comparison
Malta is 24.6% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Malta instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.63
|
$15.69
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Macau
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.87
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.68
|
$4.45
€4.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.63
|
$4.41
€4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.73
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.17
|
$3.80
€3.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.83
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.84
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.80
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.07
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.81
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Macau
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.99
|
$5.50
€5.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.72
|
$24.16
€22.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,511.43
|
$25,882.44
€24,149.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.77
|
$28.28
€26.38
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Macau
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.69
|
$33.50
€31.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,174.02
|
$934.95
€872.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,182.93
|
$777.27
€725.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP481.81
|
$81.34
€75.89
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Macau
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,736.36
|
$578.94
€540.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,931.47
|
$8,806.22
€8,216.67
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.41
|
$3.56
€3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.71
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.88
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP798.10
|
$55.37
€51.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.24
|
$10.33
€9.64
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Macau
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP398.80
|
$89.42
€83.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.91
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP469.51
|
$86.34
€80.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP631.83
|
$103.92
€96.96
|
|
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