Cost of living comparison
Macau is 22.6% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Macau instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
|
pay 69.0% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
|
pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
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