Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Macao, Macau

Macao vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 23.1% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 33.7% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Macao
Housing: pay 15.5% less in Macao
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Macao
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Macao

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

Macao vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macao instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.28	$6.21 MOP50.08	-63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.08	$6.21 MOP50.08	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.17	$0.76 MOP6.16	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.56	$0.65 MOP5.21	-76.2%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 33.7% more for groceries

	Victoria	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.58	$2.21 MOP17.86	-3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.69	$8.73 MOP70.43	-51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.90	$11.15 MOP89.92	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.83	$2.85 MOP23.02	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.63	$3.54 MOP28.58	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.72 MOP13.89	+77.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$1.46 MOP11.81	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.72 MOP13.90	+77.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.43	$1.28 MOP10.35	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$1.98 MOP15.94	+140.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$1.55 MOP12.54	+112.8%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Victoria	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.70	$6.61 MOP53.30	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.24	$22.35 MOP180.30	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,423.07	$31,038.42 MOP250,416.07	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.58	$11.35 MOP91.55	-75.4%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 15.5% less for housing

	Victoria	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.81	$29.59 MOP238.73	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,931.69	$1,062.76 MOP8,574.25	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,296.03	$827.69 MOP6,677.76	+4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,045.18	$78.75 MOP635.38	+7.1%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.76	$682.85 MOP5,509.15	+307.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,086.03	$13,355.39 MOP107,750.46	+50.6%
Average			+179.0%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.81	$5.81 MOP46.89	+42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.39	$4.58 MOP36.98	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.38	$6.21 MOP50.08	-72.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,362.13	$86.91 MOP701.16	-9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.43	$14.77 MOP119.20	+164.5%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Victoria	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR975.06	$72.38 MOP583.97	+5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.54	$37.25 MOP300.50	+27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,044.13	$84.84 MOP684.47	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,086.10	$97.55 MOP787.02	+27.7%
Average			+18.9%

Victoria vs. Macao - 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: May 2025

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