Cost of living comparison

Macau

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 34.5% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 40.5% more for restaurants

	Macau	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.21 MOP49.74	$12.38 PGK51.03	+99.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.18 MOP49.49	$7.43 PGK30.62	+20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MOP6.12	$0.80 PGK3.28	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MOP5.17	$0.89 PGK3.67	+38.1%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Macau	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 MOP17.73	$1.49 PGK6.12	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73 MOP69.93	$2.20 PGK9.06	-74.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 MOP65.36	$7.01 PGK28.91	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 MOP19.19	$3.68 PGK15.19	+53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 MOP28.37	$3.28 PGK13.50	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.79	$1.56 PGK6.41	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.46 MOP11.73	$1.19 PGK4.92	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.80	$1.74 PGK7.18	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 MOP8.67	$2.02 PGK8.33	+86.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 MOP15.83	$1.57 PGK6.48	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 MOP12.45	$1.37 PGK5.63	-12.0%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Macau	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.32 MOP50.61	$4.29 PGK17.68	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.90 MOP119.37	$16.69 PGK68.78	+12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,038.42 MOP248,688.87	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.35 MOP90.92	$22.04 PGK90.83	+94.2%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Macau	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.59 MOP237.08	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+946.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,131.45 MOP9,065.54	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+107.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.23 MOP7,958.04	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.16 MOP498.07	$78.11 PGK321.94	+25.7%
Average			+260.1%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Macau	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$682.85 MOP5,471.16	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	-27.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,355.39 MOP107,007.27	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	-66.3%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 MOP40.69	$2.48 PGK10.21	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 MOP36.71	$1.83 PGK7.55	-60.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.21 MOP49.74	$7.48 PGK30.82	+20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$99.32 MOP795.80	$45.19 PGK186.26	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.91 MOP111.41	$8.67 PGK35.72	-37.7%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Macau	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.71 MOP414.32	$39.25 PGK161.77	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.04 MOP248.69	$44.57 PGK183.71	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.56 MOP469.19	$64.38 PGK265.36	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 MOP614.62	$98.43 PGK405.69	+28.3%
Average			+14.4%

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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: March 2025

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