Cost of living comparison
Macau is 50.2% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Macau instead of Palau, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Palau
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
|
pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
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