Cost of living comparison
Macau is 3.8 times more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.3% more in Macau
- Groceries
-
pay 3.6 times more in Macau
- Transportation
-
pay 18.3% more in Macau
- Housing
-
pay 4.3 times more in Macau
- Childcare
-
pay 10.5 times more in Macau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.1 times more in Macau
- Clothing
-
pay 33.8% more in Macau
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Macau are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macau.
If you lived in Macau instead of Syria, you would:
pay 31.3% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$6.21
MOP49.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$6.18
MOP49.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.76
MOP6.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$2.21
MOP17.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$8.73
MOP69.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$8.16
MOP65.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.39
MOP19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$3.54
MOP28.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.72
MOP13.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$1.46
MOP11.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$1.08
MOP8.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$1.98
MOP15.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$1.55
MOP12.43
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Syria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$6.32
MOP50.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$14.90
MOP119.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$31,038.42
MOP248,444.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$11.35
MOP90.83
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Syria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$29.59
MOP236.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,056.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$993.23
MOP7,950.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$62.16
MOP497.58
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$682.85
MOP5,465.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$13,355.39
MOP106,902.04
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$5.08
MOP40.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$4.58
MOP36.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$6.21
MOP49.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$99.32
MOP795.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$13.91
MOP111.30
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Syria
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$51.71
MOP413.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$31.04
MOP248.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$58.56
MOP468.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$76.71
MOP614.01
|
|
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