Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Hong Kong Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Hong Kong

🙂 Solo nomad: Macao is 14.6% cheaper than Hong Kong without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Macao is 14.1% cheaper than Hong Kong without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.36 MOP 51

$9.12 HK$71

-30.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.1 MOP 402

$63.2 HK$492

-20.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.22 MOP 49.88

$6.29 HK$48.98

-1.11%

Cappuccino

$4.83 MOP 38.71

$5.2 HK$40.53

-7.12%

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

$1.2 MOP 9.62

$1.29 HK$10.06

-6.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.88 MOP 7.03

$1.08 HK$8.44

-18.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.66 MOP 45.37

$6.89 HK$53.7

-17.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.12 MOP 57.1

$6.47 HK$50.4

10.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.93 MOP 23.47

$3.02 HK$23.54

-2.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 MOP 12.69

$2.21 HK$17.2

-28.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MOP 12.17

$1.97 HK$15.32

-22.84%

Eggs

$3.05 MOP 24.49

$3.46 HK$26.96

-11.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.39 MOP 140

$25.26 HK$197

-31.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.91 MOP 63.4

$10.48 HK$81.6

-24.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$23.08 MOP 185

$22.49 HK$175

2.62%

Apples (1kg)

$3.78 MOP 30.3

$3.47 HK$27.03

8.93%

Banana (1kg)

$3.1 MOP 24.9

$2.23 HK$17.39

39.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.72 MOP 29.83

$3.82 HK$29.71

-2.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.9 MOP 23.25

$2.98 HK$23.2

-2.68%

Potato (1kg)

$4.3 MOP 34.51

$2.34 HK$18.2

83.76%

Onion (1kg)

$3.45 MOP 27.7

$2.31 HK$17.98

49.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.69 MOP 13.53

$1.67 HK$13

1.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 MOP 8.3

$1.72 HK$13.37

-39.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.27 MOP 50.3

$12.82 HK$99.8

-51.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.41 MOP 99.5

$15.6 HK$122

-20.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.4 MOP 11.25

$1.83 HK$14.24

-23.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 MOP 16.48

$2.76 HK$21.5

-25.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MOP 5.81

$1.75 HK$13.64

-58.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.68 MOP 182

$62.5 HK$486

-63.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.57 MOP 20.59

$3.76 HK$29.32

-31.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 MOP 9.86

$1.38 HK$10.72

-10.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.71 MOP 118

$14.65 HK$114

0.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 MOP 14.6

$3.14 HK$24.46

-42.04%

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

$30.9K MOP 247.8K

$37.7K HK$293.3K

-17.96%

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

$27.2K MOP 218K

$32.2K HK$250.7K

-15.59%

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

$102 MOP 816

$227 HK$1,772

-55.31%

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

$25.18 MOP 202

$18.03 HK$140

39.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.23 MOP 275

$22.49 HK$175

52.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$85.3 MOP 684

$78.1 HK$608

9.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.37 MOP 27.06

$8.51 HK$66.3

-60.40%

Cinema Ticket

$14.01 MOP 112

$12.99 HK$101

7.85%

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

$675 MOP 5,412

$999 HK$7,779

-32.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.3K MOP 107.1K

$21.4K HK$166.5K

-37.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.2 MOP 507

$73.7 HK$574

-14.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.12 MOP 234

$39.59 HK$308

-26.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.3 MOP 716

$91.2 HK$711

-2.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$101 MOP 812

$141 HK$1,099

-28.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,041 MOP 8,350

$2,213 HK$17.2K

-52.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$767 MOP 6,150

$1,586 HK$12.4K

-51.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,978 MOP 15.9K

$4,901 HK$38.2K

-59.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 MOP 12.7K

$3,018 HK$23.5K

-47.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.8K MOP 102.7K

$25.6K HK$199.3K

-49.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,894 MOP 63.3K

$16.1K HK$125.5K

-51.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,069 MOP 16.6K

$3,726 HK$29K

-44.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.28

3.97

-17.38%

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

Last update for Macao: November 23, 2025

Last update for Hong Kong: November 22, 2025

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