Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Macao, Macau

Macao vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 24.2% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Macao
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in Macao
Housing: pay 1.5% more in Macao
Childcare: pay 20.4% more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% more in Macao
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Macao

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

Macao vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.21	$6.21 MOP49.74	-37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.43	$6.21 MOP49.74	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.92	$0.76 MOP6.12	-57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.91	$0.65 MOP5.17	-63.9%
Average			-46.7%

Warsaw vs. Macao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.20	$2.21 MOP17.73	+103.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.82	$8.73 MOP69.95	+100.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.65	$11.15 MOP89.30	+193.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.67	$2.85 MOP22.86	-5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.80	$3.54 MOP28.38	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.75	$1.72 MOP13.79	+279.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.88	$1.46 MOP11.73	+96.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.17	$1.72 MOP13.80	+109.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.35	$1.28 MOP10.28	-7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.98 MOP15.83	+376.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.81	$1.55 MOP12.45	+231.8%
Average			+137.9%

Warsaw vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.93	$6.61 MOP52.93	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN105.06	$22.35 MOP179.06	-17.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN118,622.66	$31,038.42 MOP248,688.87	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.56	$11.35 MOP90.92	+43.3%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 1.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.37	$29.59 MOP237.08	+72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,130.71	$1,062.76 MOP8,515.11	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,213.04	$827.69 MOP6,631.70	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN866.38	$78.75 MOP631.00	-64.9%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 20.4% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,960.10	$682.85 MOP5,471.16	+34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,556.04	$13,355.39 MOP107,007.27	+6.2%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.33	$5.81 MOP46.57	+56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.13	$4.58 MOP36.73	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.39	$6.21 MOP49.74	+30.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN163.07	$86.91 MOP696.33	+105.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.43	$14.77 MOP118.38	+70.6%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN345.26	$72.38 MOP579.94	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN160.40	$37.25 MOP298.43	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN340.91	$84.84 MOP679.75	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN394.38	$97.55 MOP781.59	-4.5%
Average			-9.5%

Warsaw 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: April 2025

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