Cost of living comparison

 San Salvador, El Salvador
compared to
Macao vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 54.5% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants
pay 27.1% less in Macao
Groceries
pay 51.7% more in Macao
Transportation
pay 9.0% more in Macao
Housing
pay 4.9% more in Macao
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Macao
Clothing
pay 14.1% less in Macao

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Macao are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Macao. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macao.

Macao vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macao instead of San Salvador, you would:

pay 27.1% less for restaurants

 
San Salvador
Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
SVC87.57
$6.21
MOP50.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
SVC61.30
$6.21
MOP50.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.09
SVC9.53
$0.76
MOP6.18

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

 
San Salvador
Macao
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
SVC18.57
$2.21
MOP17.91
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.24
SVC28.34
$8.73
MOP70.63
Milk (1 gallon) $7.39
SVC64.68
$11.15
MOP90.18

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

 
San Salvador
Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.97
SVC34.79
$6.61
MOP53.45
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SVC175.15
$22.35
MOP180.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SVC218,932.55
$31,038.42
MOP251,135.94

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pay 4.9% more for housing

 
San Salvador
Macao
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.14
SVC369.06
$29.59
MOP239.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $858.33
SVC7,516.68
$1,062.76
MOP8,598.89
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $641.67
SVC5,619.27
$827.69
MOP6,696.96

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
San Salvador
Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $160.29
SVC1,403.67
$682.85
MOP5,524.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,740.67
SVC50,272.75
$13,355.39
MOP108,060.21

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
San Salvador
Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SVC17.51
$5.81
MOP47.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.24
SVC28.36
$4.58
MOP37.09
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
SVC35.03
$6.21
MOP50.23

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

 
San Salvador
Macao
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.14
SVC631.78
$72.38
MOP585.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.86
SVC419.10
$37.25
MOP301.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.14
SVC982.07
$84.84
MOP686.44

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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: June 2025
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