Cost of living comparison
Macao is 48.5% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Macao instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.76
MOP6.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.65
MOP5.15
|
|
pay 86.9% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$2.21
MOP17.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$8.73
MOP69.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$11.15
MOP88.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.85
MOP22.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$3.54
MOP28.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$1.46
MOP11.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.72
MOP13.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$1.28
MOP10.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$1.98
MOP15.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$1.55
MOP12.39
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$6.61
MOP52.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$22.35
MOP178.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$31,038.42
MOP247,486.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$11.35
MOP90.48
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$29.59
MOP235.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$1,062.76
MOP8,473.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$827.69
MOP6,599.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$78.75
MOP627.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$682.85
MOP5,444.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$13,355.39
MOP106,489.83
|
|
pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$5.81
MOP46.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$4.58
MOP36.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$86.91
MOP692.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$14.77
MOP117.80
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Macao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$72.38
MOP577.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$37.25
MOP296.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$84.84
MOP676.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$97.55
MOP777.81
|
|
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