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

😐 Solo nomad: Macao is 7.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Macao is 41.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.18 MOP 49.97

$11.99 MX$227

-48.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.32 MOP 399

$42.47 MX$803

16.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.26 MOP 50.6

$10.47 MX$198

-40.21%

Cappuccino

$4.64 MOP 37.5

$3.6 MX$68.2

28.89%

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

$1.25 MOP 10.1

$1.44 MX$27.16

-13.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 MOP 6.54

$0.89 MX$16.79

-8.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.9 MOP 47.71

$3.09 MX$58.5

90.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.31 MOP 59.1

$4.58 MX$86.6

59.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.81 MOP 22.72

$1.38 MX$26.04

103.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 MOP 12.8

$1.85 MX$34.9

-14.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 MOP 12.02

$1.57 MX$29.68

-5.10%

Eggs

$3.13 MOP 25.29

$2.55 MX$48.3

22.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.42 MOP 141

$8.61 MX$163

102.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.69 MOP 62.2

$8.54 MX$161

-9.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.44 MOP 181

$10.98 MX$208

104.37%

Apples (1kg)

$3.84 MOP 31.01

$2.72 MX$51.4

41.18%

Banana (1kg)

$3.01 MOP 24.36

$1.51 MX$28.57

99.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.89 MOP 31.46

$1.88 MX$35.63

106.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.88 MOP 23.27

$2.19 MX$41.42

31.51%

Potato (1kg)

$4.34 MOP 35.07

$1.87 MX$35.3

132.09%

Onion (1kg)

$3.4 MOP 27.48

$2.19 MX$41.37

55.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.64 MOP 13.25

$1.07 MX$20.23

53.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 MOP 8.78

$1.09 MX$20.64

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.21 MOP 50.2

$3.96 MX$74.9

56.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.46 MOP 101

$8.86 MX$167

40.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 MOP 11.14

$1.72 MX$32.53

-19.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 MOP 17.1

$2.61 MX$49.37

-18.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 MOP 5.75

$0.52 MX$9.74

36.54%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.56 MOP 182

$26.59 MX$503

-15.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.58 MOP 20.88

$3.24 MX$61.2

-20.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.22 MOP 9.83

$2.38 MX$44.94

-48.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.78 MOP 120

$3.11 MX$58.7

375.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.73 MOP 13.97

$1.31 MX$24.85

32.06%

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

$30.5K MOP 246.7K

$30.3K MX$573K

0.66%

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

$28K MOP 226.7K

$24K MX$453.6K

16.88%

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

$102 MOP 821

$84.2 MX$1,592

20.55%

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

$25.2 MOP 204

$22.14 MX$419

13.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.1 MOP 276

$30.14 MX$570

13.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$87 MOP 704

$52 MX$983

67.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.37 MOP 27.25

$18.72 MX$354

-82.00%

Cinema Ticket

$14.02 MOP 113

$5.07 MX$95.9

176.53%

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

$671 MOP 5,422

$200 MX$3,787

234.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.2K MOP 106.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

147.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64 MOP 518

$35.74 MX$676

79.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.06 MOP 235

$39.8 MX$753

-26.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 MOP 718

$79 MX$1,493

12.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$100 MOP 810

$88.4 MX$1,671

13.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,070 MOP 8,652

$965 MX$18.3K

10.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$782 MOP 6,319

$474 MX$8,968

64.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,005 MOP 16.2K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

21.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,633 MOP 13.2K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

35.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.4K MOP 91.8K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

268.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,116 MOP 73.7K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

21.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,060 MOP 16.7K

$792 MX$15K

160.23%

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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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