Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Gwangju Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Gwangju

🙂 Solo nomad: Macao is 0.8% cheaper than Gwangju without rent, and 21.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Macao is 13.6% cheaper than Gwangju without rent, and 33.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.36 MOP 51

$7.37 ₩10.8K

-13.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.1 MOP 402

$51.1 ₩75.1K

-1.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.22 MOP 49.88

$5.97 ₩8,788

4.19%

Cappuccino

$4.83 MOP 38.71

$3.96 ₩5,827

21.97%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.2 MOP 9.62

$1.66 ₩2,439

-27.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.88 MOP 7.03

$0.73 ₩1,078

20.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.66 MOP 45.37

$2.86 ₩4,203

97.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.12 MOP 57.1

$3.77 ₩5,553

88.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.93 MOP 23.47

$1.79 ₩2,637

63.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 MOP 12.69

$2.31 ₩3,399

-31.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MOP 12.17

$3.11 ₩4,576

-51.13%

Eggs

$3.05 MOP 24.49

$2.59 ₩3,804

17.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.39 MOP 140

$7.25 ₩10.7K

139.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.91 MOP 63.4

$7.46 ₩11K

6.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$23.08 MOP 185

$33.78 ₩49.7K

-31.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.78 MOP 30.3

$8.03 ₩11.8K

-52.93%

Banana (1kg)

$3.1 MOP 24.9

$3.55 ₩5,221

-12.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.72 MOP 29.83

$5.59 ₩8,218

-33.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.9 MOP 23.25

$5.66 ₩8,323

-48.76%

Potato (1kg)

$4.3 MOP 34.51

$3.95 ₩5,805

8.86%

Onion (1kg)

$3.45 MOP 27.7

$2.43 ₩3,571

41.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.69 MOP 13.53

$2.5 ₩3,681

-32.40%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 MOP 8.3

$1.27 ₩1,871

-18.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.27 MOP 50.3

$3.24 ₩4,765

93.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.41 MOP 99.5

$15.2 ₩22.4K

-18.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.4 MOP 11.25

$1.55 ₩2,278

-9.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 MOP 16.48

$2.27 ₩3,336

-9.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MOP 5.81

$0.93 ₩1,375

-22.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.68 MOP 182

$66.9 ₩98.4K

-66.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.57 MOP 20.59

$3.01 ₩4,434

-14.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 MOP 9.86

$0.53 ₩777

132.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.71 MOP 118

$8.46 ₩12.4K

73.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 MOP 14.6

$1.25 ₩1,837

45.60%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$30.9K MOP 247.8K

$27.2K ₩40M

13.69%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.2K MOP 218K

$21.6K ₩31.8M

25.64%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$102 MOP 816

$167 ₩245K

-38.95%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.18 MOP 202

$35.53 ₩52.3K

-29.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.23 MOP 275

$22.07 ₩32.5K

55.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$85.3 MOP 684

$47.23 ₩69.5K

80.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.37 MOP 27.06

$14.46 ₩21.3K

-76.69%

Cinema Ticket

$14.01 MOP 112

$8.77 ₩12.9K

59.75%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$675 MOP 5,412

$420 ₩618.6K

60.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.3K MOP 107.1K

$23.9K ₩35.2M

-44.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.2 MOP 507

$51.2 ₩75.3K

23.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.12 MOP 234

$36.52 ₩53.7K

-20.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.3 MOP 716

$63 ₩92.7K

41.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$101 MOP 812

$98.7 ₩145.2K

2.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,041 MOP 8,350

$458 ₩674.4K

127.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$767 MOP 6,150

$348 ₩512.6K

120.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,978 MOP 15.9K

$851 ₩1.3M

132.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 MOP 12.7K

$584 ₩858.9K

170.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.8K MOP 102.7K

$7,202 ₩10.6M

77.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,894 MOP 63.3K

$4,719 ₩6.9M

67.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,069 MOP 16.6K

$2,414 ₩3.6M

-14.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.28

3.9

-15.90%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Macao: November 23, 2025

Last update for Gwangju: November 25, 2025

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