Malta is 19.0% more expensive than Macau.

If you lived in Malta instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Macau
Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.21
MOP49.93
$15.58
€14.77
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.18
MOP49.68
$9.83
€9.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
MOP6.14
$2.16
€2.05

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

 
Macau
Malta
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
MOP17.80
$1.20
€1.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.73
MOP70.20
$4.39
€4.17
Milk (1 gallon) $8.16
MOP65.61
$4.49
€4.26

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

 
Macau
Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.32
MOP50.80
$5.42
€5.14
Monthly public transit pass $14.90
MOP119.82
$23.63
€22.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
$26,001.46
€24,658.80

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pay 4.7% less for housing

 
Macau
Malta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.59
MOP237.99
$31.01
€29.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,131.45
MOP9,100.02
$947.36
€898.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $993.23
MOP7,988.31
$804.74
€763.19

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pay 24.6% less for childcare

 
Macau
Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $682.85
MOP5,491.97
$587.45
€557.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
$8,655.79
€8,208.82

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Macau
Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.08
MOP40.85
$3.44
€3.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.58
MOP36.85
$2.38
€2.26
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.21
MOP49.93
$5.93
€5.62

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pay 42.9% more for clothing

 
Macau
Malta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.71
MOP415.89
$89.57
€84.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.04
MOP249.63
$36.50
€34.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.56
MOP470.98
$88.33
€83.77

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