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

😐 Solo nomad: Macao is 6.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Macao is 41.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.33 MOP 50.8

$11.88 MX$210

-46.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.3 MOP 404

$41.90 MX$740

19.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.08 MOP 48.81

$10.55 MX$186

-42.37%

Cappuccino

$4.68 MOP 37.58

$3.60 MX$63.5

30.00%

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

$1.22 MOP 9.76

$1.50 MX$26.45

-18.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 MOP 6.51

$0.91 MX$16.09

-10.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.91 MOP 47.48

$3.08 MX$54.4

91.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.11 MOP 57.1

$4.47 MX$78.8

59.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.85 MOP 22.91

$1.39 MX$24.54

105.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 MOP 12.21

$1.90 MX$33.47

-20.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 MOP 11.85

$1.60 MX$28.27

-7.50%

Eggs

$3.07 MOP 24.66

$2.60 MX$45.97

18.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.37 MOP 139

$8.36 MX$148

107.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.74 MOP 62.2

$8.64 MX$152

-10.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$23.04 MOP 185

$10.91 MX$192

111.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 MOP 31.10

$2.61 MX$45.98

48.28%

Banana (1kg)

$3.14 MOP 25.19

$1.44 MX$25.46

118.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.68 MOP 29.54

$1.96 MX$34.55

87.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.88 MOP 23.13

$2.12 MX$37.34

35.85%

Potato (1kg)

$4.31 MOP 34.58

$1.86 MX$32.87

131.72%

Onion (1kg)

$3.50 MOP 28.13

$2.22 MX$39.20

57.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.71 MOP 13.72

$1.02 MX$17.99

67.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 MOP 8.27

$1.04 MX$18.36

-0.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.30 MOP 50.6

$4.05 MX$71.5

55.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 MOP 97.5

$10.18 MX$180

19.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 MOP 10.85

$1.69 MX$29.79

-20.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 MOP 16.46

$2.62 MX$46.25

-21.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 MOP 5.70

$0.51 MX$9.09

39.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.44 MOP 180

$26.52 MX$468

-15.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.61 MOP 20.99

$3.15 MX$55.7

-17.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.17 MOP 9.41

$2.46 MX$43.49

-52.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.83 MOP 119

$3.26 MX$57.5

354.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.75 MOP 14.02

$1.32 MX$23.36

32.58%

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

$30.8K MOP 247.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

2.45%

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

$27.5K MOP 221.2K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

15.96%

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

$103 MOP 823

$83.5 MX$1,474

22.75%

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

$24.74 MOP 199

$22.86 MX$404

8.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.27 MOP 267

$30.04 MX$530

10.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$85.3 MOP 685

$51.9 MX$916

64.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.47 MOP 27.89

$18.30 MX$323

-81.04%

Cinema Ticket

$14.38 MOP 116

$5.12 MX$90.4

180.86%

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

$678 MOP 5,442

$201 MX$3,541

237.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.6K MOP 109.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

155.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.9 MOP 513

$35.73 MX$631

78.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.72 MOP 231

$40.27 MX$711

-28.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.9 MOP 714

$79.2 MX$1,398

12.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$103 MOP 828

$89.3 MX$1,576

15.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,071 MOP 8,604

$947 MX$16.7K

13.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$760 MOP 6,107

$483 MX$8,525

57.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,005 MOP 16.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

25.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,618 MOP 13.0K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

33.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.5K MOP 100.0K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

211.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,883 MOP 63.3K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

23.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,003 MOP 16.1K

$730 MX$12.9K

174.60%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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