Cost of living comparison

Taipa, Macau

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Taipa Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 11.4% more expensive than Taipa.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 96.0% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Taipa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Taipa, you would:

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pay 33.1% less for restaurants

	Taipa	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.21 MOP49.73	$2.91 THB99.55	-53.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 MOP49.24	$5.83 THB199.10	-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MOP6.12	$0.62 THB21.04	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MOP5.17	$0.29 THB9.97	-54.8%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Taipa	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 MOP17.72	$1.52 THB52.02	-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73 MOP69.91	$11.74 THB401.21	+34.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 MOP41.42	$7.32 THB250.12	+41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MOP15.52	$2.27 THB77.65	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 MOP28.36	$1.31 THB44.93	-62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.79	$1.47 THB50.28	-14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.46 MOP11.73	$0.73 THB24.83	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.80	$1.04 THB35.38	-39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 MOP7.06	$0.80 THB27.50	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 MOP15.83	$0.71 THB24.35	-63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 MOP12.44	$0.62 THB21.27	-59.9%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Taipa	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 MOP48.29	$4.47 THB152.60	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 MOP59.68	$39.32 THB1,343.93	+427.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,038.42 MOP248,674.63	$55,345.18 THB1,891,463.23	+78.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.35 MOP90.92	$10.34 THB353.40	-8.9%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Taipa	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.59 MOP237.07	$15.36 THB524.94	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,200.15 MOP9,615.42	$571.31 THB19,524.78	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.77 MOP9,283.85	$301.88 THB10,317.07	-73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.57 MOP365.11	$67.33 THB2,301.08	+47.7%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Taipa	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$682.85 MOP5,470.84	$632.63 THB21,620.72	-7.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,355.39 MOP107,001.14	$13,191.37 THB450,824.90	-1.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipa	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.35 MOP34.81	$2.33 THB79.64	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 MOP36.70	$2.58 THB88.30	-43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.21 MOP49.73	$4.20 THB143.60	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$111.74 MOP895.23	$54.58 THB1,865.25	-51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.04 MOP104.44	$7.28 THB248.88	-44.1%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 96.0% more for clothing

	Taipa	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.04 MOP248.67	$55.27 THB1,888.84	+78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.83 MOP198.94	$34.84 THB1,190.65	+40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.28 MOP258.62	$97.10 THB3,318.32	+200.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.87 MOP447.61	$92.12 THB3,148.29	+64.9%
Average			+96.0%

Taipa vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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