Cost of living comparison
Macau is 18.2% more expensive than Qatar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.6% more in Macau
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Macau
- Transportation
-
pay 40.6% more in Macau
- Housing
-
pay 33.0% less in Macau
- Childcare
-
pay 7.0% more in Macau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.7% less in Macau
- Clothing
-
pay 15.4% less in Macau
The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Macau are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Macau. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Macau.
If you lived in Macau instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.92
|
$6.21
MOP49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.57
|
$6.18
MOP49.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
$0.76
MOP6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.30
|
$0.65
MOP5.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.56
|
$2.21
MOP17.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.14
|
$8.73
MOP70.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.21
|
$8.16
MOP65.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.35
|
$2.39
MOP19.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.24
|
$3.54
MOP28.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.72
MOP13.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.36
|
$1.46
MOP11.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
$1.72
MOP13.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
$1.08
MOP8.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$1.98
MOP15.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.64
|
$1.55
MOP12.47
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$6.32
MOP50.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.64
|
$14.90
MOP119.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,605.45
|
$31,038.42
MOP249,190.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR58.18
|
$11.35
MOP91.10
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR307.18
|
$29.59
MOP237.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,195.41
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,083.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,439.12
|
$993.23
MOP7,974.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR270.56
|
$62.16
MOP499.07
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,818.86
|
$682.85
MOP5,482.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR39,052.29
|
$13,355.39
MOP107,223.11
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.12
|
$5.08
MOP40.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.69
|
$4.58
MOP36.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.82
|
$6.21
MOP49.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR486.97
|
$99.32
MOP797.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.38
|
$13.91
MOP111.64
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR188.10
|
$51.71
MOP415.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR168.51
|
$31.04
MOP249.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR331.29
|
$58.56
MOP470.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR266.10
|
$76.71
MOP615.86
|
|
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