Cost of living comparison

 Macau
compared to
 New Zealand
New Zealand vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 46.2% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Groceries
pay 0.1% more in New Zealand
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in New Zealand
Housing
pay 22.8% more in New Zealand
Childcare
pay 15.3% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.6% more in New Zealand
Clothing
pay 44.1% more in New Zealand

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Macau. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Macau, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Macau
New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.21
MOP49.69
$13.47
NZ$23.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.18
MOP49.44
$8.81
NZ$15.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
MOP6.11
$2.16
NZ$3.84

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

 
Macau
New Zealand
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
MOP17.71
$1.86
NZ$3.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.73
MOP69.86
$3.77
NZ$6.69
Milk (1 gallon) $8.16
MOP65.30
$6.55
NZ$11.61

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Macau
New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.32
MOP50.56
$6.26
NZ$11.11
Monthly public transit pass $14.90
MOP119.25
$69.15
NZ$122.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,038.42
MOP248,444.32
$24,735.85
NZ$43,889.04

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pay 22.8% more for housing

 
Macau
New Zealand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.59
MOP236.85
$51.16
NZ$90.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,131.45
MOP9,056.62
$1,007.66
NZ$1,787.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $993.23
MOP7,950.22
$809.64
NZ$1,436.55

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

 
Macau
New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $682.85
MOP5,465.78
$611.89
NZ$1,085.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,355.39
MOP106,902.04
$10,661.07
NZ$18,916.03

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Macau
New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.08
MOP40.65
$6.10
NZ$10.82
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.58
MOP36.68
$3.30
NZ$5.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.21
MOP49.69
$22.88
NZ$40.59

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pay 44.1% more for clothing

 
Macau
New Zealand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.71
MOP413.91
$65.31
NZ$115.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.04
MOP248.44
$40.78
NZ$72.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.56
MOP468.73
$93.71
NZ$166.27

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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