Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 60.5% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Macau, you would:
pay 63.2% more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
|
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 53.8% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
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