Cost of living comparison
Florida is 61.1% more expensive than Macau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in Florida
- Groceries
-
pay 16.0% more in Florida
- Transportation
-
pay 77.0% more in Florida
- Housing
-
pay 96.2% more in Florida
- Childcare
-
pay 29.1% more in Florida
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.2% less in Florida
- Clothing
-
pay 27.6% more in Florida
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Florida are more expensive than in Macau. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Florida.
If you lived in Florida instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.74
|
$19.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.49
|
$10.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.73
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.93
|
$6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.36
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.19
|
$3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.37
|
$5.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.73
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$2.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.67
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.83
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.61
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.38
|
$61.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,704.64
|
$31,918.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.93
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.10
|
$64.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,066.11
|
$1,891.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,958.55
|
$1,611.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP498.10
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
|
Macau
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,471.50
|
$923.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,014.05
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.69
|
$5.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.72
|
$4.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.74
|
$7.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP795.85
|
$42.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.42
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP414.34
|
$49.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP248.70
|
$41.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP469.22
|
$85.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP614.66
|
$105.33
|
|
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