Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Singapore Cost of Living Comparison Between Macao and Singapore

🙂 Solo nomad: Macao is 23.9% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 50.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Macao is 25.2% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 41.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.04 MOP 48.42

$11.06 SGD 14.33

-45.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$48.98 MOP 393

$78.2 SGD 101

-37.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.16 MOP 49.41

$7.78 SGD 10.08

-20.82%

Cappuccino

$4.81 MOP 38.61

$4.86 SGD 6.29

-1.03%

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

$1.25 MOP 10

$1.72 SGD 2.23

-27.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.88 MOP 7.08

$1.23 SGD 1.59

-28.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 MOP 46.07

$7.76 SGD 10.06

-26.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.14 MOP 57.3

$9.2 SGD 11.92

-22.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.86 MOP 22.93

$3 SGD 3.89

-4.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.54 MOP 12.32

$2.29 SGD 2.97

-32.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 MOP 11.9

$2.92 SGD 3.78

-49.32%

Eggs

$3.03 MOP 24.3

$3.38 SGD 4.38

-10.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.45 MOP 140

$19.43 SGD 25.19

-10.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.98 MOP 64

$11.25 SGD 14.59

-29.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.87 MOP 183

$22.66 SGD 29.38

0.93%

Apples (1kg)

$3.86 MOP 30.97

$4.59 SGD 5.95

-15.90%

Banana (1kg)

$3.04 MOP 24.37

$3.05 SGD 3.95

-0.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.84 MOP 30.77

$5.03 SGD 6.52

-23.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.74 MOP 21.94

$2.64 SGD 3.42

3.79%

Potato (1kg)

$4.33 MOP 34.7

$2.51 SGD 3.25

72.51%

Onion (1kg)

$3.44 MOP 27.56

$2.24 SGD 2.91

53.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.69 MOP 13.56

$1.94 SGD 2.52

-12.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 MOP 8.73

$1.56 SGD 2.02

-30.13%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.29 MOP 50.4

$13.09 SGD 16.96

-51.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.47 MOP 100

$23.31 SGD 30.21

-46.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 MOP 10.95

$4.25 SGD 5.51

-68.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 MOP 16.36

$5.31 SGD 6.88

-61.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MOP 5.84

$1.59 SGD 2.07

-54.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.46 MOP 180

$91.9 SGD 119

-75.55%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.62 MOP 21.01

$3.53 SGD 4.58

-25.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 MOP 9.52

$0.75 SGD 0.98

58.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.15 MOP 122

$16.31 SGD 21.15

-7.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.83 MOP 14.68

$2.16 SGD 2.8

-15.28%

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

$30.9K MOP 248.2K

$141K SGD 182.8K

-78.06%

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

$27.3K MOP 219.3K

$127.3K SGD 165K

-78.51%

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

$103 MOP 826

$160 SGD 207

-35.65%

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

$24.79 MOP 199

$18.29 SGD 23.71

35.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.19 MOP 266

$37.44 SGD 48.54

-11.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$86.7 MOP 695

$120 SGD 155

-27.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.48 MOP 27.95

$12.12 SGD 15.71

-71.29%

Cinema Ticket

$13.97 MOP 112

$11.88 SGD 15.4

17.59%

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

$685 MOP 5,497

$1,188 SGD 1,540

-42.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.6K MOP 108.9K

$29.3K SGD 38K

-53.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.4 MOP 525

$81.7 SGD 106

-19.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.18 MOP 234

$43.57 SGD 56.5

-33.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.2 MOP 715

$106 SGD 137

-15.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$103 MOP 827

$129 SGD 168

-20.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,044 MOP 8,371

$3,207 SGD 4,157

-67.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$786 MOP 6,307

$2,294 SGD 2,974

-65.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,992 MOP 16K

$6,144 SGD 7,965

-67.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,638 MOP 13.1K

$3,810 SGD 4,938

-57.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.5K MOP 100.5K

$22K SGD 28.5K

-42.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,859 MOP 63K

$15.6K SGD 20.3K

-49.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,016 MOP 16.2K

$4,640 SGD 6,014

-56.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.28

3.19

2.82%

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

Last update for Macao: November 30, 2025

Last update for Singapore: November 29, 2025

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