Cost of living comparison
Macau is 42.5% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.7% more in Macau
- Groceries
-
pay 24.9% more in Macau
- Transportation
-
pay 7.3% more in Macau
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Macau
- Childcare
-
pay 18.4% more in Macau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Macau
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% less in Macau
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Macau are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macau.
If you lived in Macau instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$122.99
|
$6.21
MOP50.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$140.39
|
$6.18
MOP49.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$27.72
|
$0.76
MOP6.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$17.84
|
$0.65
MOP5.22
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$51.51
|
$2.21
MOP17.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$207.97
|
$8.73
MOP70.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$331.27
|
$8.16
MOP65.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$74.06
|
$2.39
MOP19.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$93.85
|
$3.54
MOP28.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$51.81
|
$1.72
MOP13.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$23.36
|
$1.46
MOP11.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$32.06
|
$1.72
MOP13.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$37.04
|
$1.08
MOP8.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$35.32
|
$1.98
MOP15.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$27.98
|
$1.55
MOP12.56
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$104.97
|
$6.32
MOP51.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,107.40
|
$14.90
MOP120.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$980,334.09
|
$31,038.42
MOP250,909.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$273.31
|
$11.35
MOP91.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$548.63
|
$29.59
MOP239.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$11,313.50
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,146.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$7,893.82
|
$993.23
MOP8,029.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,579.11
|
$62.16
MOP502.51
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$13,805.35
|
$682.85
MOP5,520.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$423,172.63
|
$13,355.39
MOP107,962.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$53.24
|
$5.08
MOP41.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$75.75
|
$4.58
MOP37.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$116.88
|
$6.21
MOP50.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,009.42
|
$99.32
MOP802.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$271.54
|
$13.91
MOP112.41
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$1,869.25
|
$51.71
MOP418.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$822.03
|
$31.04
MOP250.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,226.16
|
$58.56
MOP473.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,682.56
|
$76.71
MOP620.10
|
|
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