Cost of living comparison
Macao is 52.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Macao instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
|
pay 88.0% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$9.93
MOP79.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$3.23
MOP25.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$1.31
MOP10.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$6.67
MOP53.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
$22.37
MOP178.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$1,084.44
MOP8,676.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$878.91
MOP7,031.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$74.43
MOP595.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
|
pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$4.72
MOP37.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$87.00
MOP696.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$14.67
MOP117.34
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$68.30
MOP546.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$36.67
MOP293.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$84.67
MOP677.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$101.50
MOP812.10
|
|
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