Cost of living comparison
Macau is 41.4% cheaper than Jersey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% less in Macau
- Groceries
-
pay 4.2% less in Macau
- Transportation
-
pay 41.1% less in Macau
- Housing
-
pay 50.4% less in Macau
- Childcare
-
pay 53.0% less in Macau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.2% less in Macau
- Clothing
-
pay 54.3% less in Macau
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Macau.
If you lived in Macau instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Macau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£33.10
|
$6.21
MOP50.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.57
|
$6.18
MOP49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.07
|
$0.76
MOP6.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.83
|
$0.65
MOP5.22
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.68
|
$2.21
MOP17.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£3.90
|
$8.73
MOP70.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£5.74
|
$8.16
MOP65.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.93
|
$2.39
MOP19.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.16
|
$3.54
MOP28.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.38
|
$1.72
MOP13.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.02
|
$1.46
MOP11.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.35
|
$1.72
MOP13.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.34
|
$1.08
MOP8.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.15
|
$1.98
MOP15.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.06
|
$1.55
MOP12.56
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£5.81
|
$6.32
MOP51.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£49.18
|
$14.90
MOP120.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£20,334.71
|
$31,038.42
MOP250,882.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£37.72
|
$11.35
MOP91.72
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Jersey
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£53.12
|
$29.59
MOP239.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,324.12
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,145.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,256.56
|
$993.23
MOP8,028.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£122.67
|
$62.16
MOP502.46
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,702.44
|
$682.85
MOP5,519.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,132.81
|
$13,355.39
MOP107,951.31
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.67
|
$5.08
MOP41.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.63
|
$4.58
MOP37.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.35
|
$6.21
MOP50.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£54.23
|
$99.32
MOP802.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.24
|
$13.91
MOP112.40
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£73.30
|
$51.71
MOP417.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£50.76
|
$31.04
MOP250.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£88.67
|
$58.56
MOP473.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£148.18
|
$76.71
MOP620.04
|
|
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