Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 12.9% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.68
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Macau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.20
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.61
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.26
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.48
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.71
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.49
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Macau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.80
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.82
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Macau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,100.02
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,988.31
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP499.96
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Macau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.85
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.85
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP798.83
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.84
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 74.8% more for clothing
Macau
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP415.89
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP249.63
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP470.98
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP616.95
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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