Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 12.5% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Macau, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.63
|
$4.21
NT$136.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.38
|
$4.80
NT$156.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.10
|
$0.95
NT$30.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.16
|
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.69
|
$1.76
NT$57.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.77
|
$7.11
NT$231.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.21
|
$11.33
NT$368.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.15
|
$2.53
NT$82.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.31
|
$3.21
NT$104.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.76
|
$1.77
NT$57.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.71
|
$0.80
NT$25.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.77
|
$1.10
NT$35.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.65
|
$1.27
NT$41.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.79
|
$1.21
NT$39.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.42
|
$0.96
NT$31.11
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.50
|
$3.59
NT$116.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.11
|
$37.87
NT$1,231.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,136.05
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,007.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.72
|
$9.35
NT$303.88
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
|
Macau
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP236.56
|
$18.76
NT$610.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,045.39
|
$386.89
NT$12,579.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,940.35
|
$269.95
NT$8,776.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP496.96
|
$54.00
NT$1,755.77
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,458.99
|
$472.11
NT$15,349.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP106,769.40
|
$14,471.45
NT$470,514.54
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.60
|
$1.82
NT$59.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.63
|
$2.59
NT$84.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.63
|
$4.00
NT$129.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP794.04
|
$34.52
NT$1,122.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.16
|
$9.29
NT$301.92
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP413.39
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP248.14
|
$28.11
NT$914.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP468.15
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP613.25
|
$91.74
NT$2,982.67
|
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