Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Macao is 21.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Macao is 19% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.13 MOP 49.30

$11.85 MX$209

-48.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.6 MOP 406

$42.16 MX$744

19.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.13 MOP 49.32

$10.75 MX$190

-42.98%

Cappuccino

$4.61 MOP 37.09

$3.47 MX$61.3

32.85%

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

$1.25 MOP 10.09

$1.45 MX$25.65

-13.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 MOP 7.02

$0.90 MX$15.93

-3.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.92 MOP 47.63

$3.05 MX$53.9

94.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.99 MOP 56.2

$4.42 MX$77.9

58.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.94 MOP 23.65

$1.37 MX$24.17

114.60%

White Bread (500g)

$1.60 MOP 12.85

$1.87 MX$33.05

-14.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.47 MOP 11.81

$1.54 MX$27.25

-4.55%

Eggs

$3.09 MOP 24.82

$2.50 MX$44.18

23.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.73 MOP 143

$8.61 MX$152

105.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.76 MOP 62.4

$8.63 MX$152

-10.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.50 MOP 181

$11.02 MX$195

104.17%

Apples (1kg)

$3.75 MOP 30.15

$2.75 MX$48.53

36.36%

Banana (1kg)

$2.99 MOP 24.03

$1.43 MX$25.21

109.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.82 MOP 30.72

$1.87 MX$33.05

104.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 MOP 22.26

$2.17 MX$38.26

27.65%

Potato (1kg)

$4.27 MOP 34.37

$1.88 MX$33.23

127.13%

Onion (1kg)

$3.49 MOP 28.09

$2.25 MX$39.65

55.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.68 MOP 13.55

$1.07 MX$18.85

57.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 MOP 8.70

$1.07 MX$18.95

0.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.09 MOP 48.99

$4.15 MX$73.3

46.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.26 MOP 98.6

$10.34 MX$182

18.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 MOP 11.44

$1.68 MX$29.64

-15.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 MOP 16.23

$2.48 MX$43.84

-18.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MOP 5.76

$0.55 MX$9.80

30.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$21.97 MOP 177

$26.53 MX$468

-17.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.59 MOP 20.82

$3.22 MX$56.8

-19.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.17 MOP 9.39

$2.48 MX$43.80

-52.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.17 MOP 122

$3.11 MX$54.9

387.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.80 MOP 14.50

$1.26 MX$22.16

42.86%

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

$31.1K MOP 250.4K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

1.58%

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

$28.1K MOP 226.2K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

17.06%

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

$102 MOP 818

$82.5 MX$1,456

23.42%

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

$25.57 MOP 206

$22.29 MX$393

14.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.12 MOP 266

$30.02 MX$530

10.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$87.6 MOP 704

$51.4 MX$908

70.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.38 MOP 27.16

$18.29 MX$323

-81.52%

Cinema Ticket

$14.26 MOP 115

$4.98 MX$88.0

186.35%

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

$671 MOP 5,397

$200 MX$3,530

235.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.4K MOP 107.4K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

151.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.1 MOP 524

$35.71 MX$630

82.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.06 MOP 234

$39.56 MX$698

-26.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.7 MOP 721

$80.6 MX$1,422

11.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 MOP 833

$88.3 MX$1,559

17.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,068 MOP 8,587

$969 MX$17.1K

10.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$784 MOP 6,302

$482 MX$8,511

62.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,991 MOP 16.0K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

24.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,601 MOP 12.9K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

35.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.6K MOP 101.4K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

211.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,739 MOP 62.2K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

18.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,067 MOP 16.6K

$756 MX$13.4K

173.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.28

11.42

-71.28%

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

Last update for Macao: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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