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

🙂 Solo nomad: Macao is 22.8% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 51.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Macao is 22.8% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 44.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.13 MOP 49.30

$11.05 SGD 14.15

-44.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.6 MOP 406

$78.4 SGD 100

-35.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.13 MOP 49.32

$7.67 SGD 9.82

-20.08%

Cappuccino

$4.61 MOP 37.09

$5.07 SGD 6.49

-9.07%

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

$1.25 MOP 10.09

$1.73 SGD 2.21

-27.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 MOP 7.02

$1.17 SGD 1.50

-25.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.92 MOP 47.63

$7.75 SGD 9.92

-23.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.99 MOP 56.2

$9.34 SGD 11.95

-25.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.94 MOP 23.65

$3.03 SGD 3.88

-2.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.60 MOP 12.85

$2.41 SGD 3.08

-33.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.47 MOP 11.81

$2.87 SGD 3.68

-48.78%

Eggs

$3.09 MOP 24.82

$3.38 SGD 4.33

-8.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.73 MOP 143

$19.22 SGD 24.61

-7.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.76 MOP 62.4

$11.08 SGD 14.18

-29.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.50 MOP 181

$22.93 SGD 29.36

-1.88%

Apples (1kg)

$3.75 MOP 30.15

$4.37 SGD 5.60

-14.19%

Banana (1kg)

$2.99 MOP 24.03

$3.01 SGD 3.85

-0.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.82 MOP 30.72

$4.86 SGD 6.22

-21.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 MOP 22.26

$2.72 SGD 3.48

1.84%

Potato (1kg)

$4.27 MOP 34.37

$2.39 SGD 3.06

78.66%

Onion (1kg)

$3.49 MOP 28.09

$2.17 SGD 2.78

60.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.68 MOP 13.55

$2.02 SGD 2.58

-16.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 MOP 8.70

$1.57 SGD 2.01

-31.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.09 MOP 48.99

$13.31 SGD 17.04

-54.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.26 MOP 98.6

$23.90 SGD 30.59

-48.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 MOP 11.44

$4.15 SGD 5.31

-65.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 MOP 16.23

$5.24 SGD 6.71

-61.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MOP 5.76

$1.61 SGD 2.06

-55.28%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$21.97 MOP 177

$92.7 SGD 119

-76.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.59 MOP 20.82

$3.52 SGD 4.51

-26.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.17 MOP 9.39

$0.75 SGD 0.96

56.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.17 MOP 122

$16.26 SGD 20.81

-6.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.80 MOP 14.50

$2.18 SGD 2.80

-17.43%

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

$31.1K MOP 250.4K

$141.5K SGD 181.2K

-78.00%

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

$28.1K MOP 226.2K

$127.2K SGD 162.8K

-77.88%

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

$102 MOP 818

$157 SGD 201

-35.12%

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

$25.57 MOP 206

$18.68 SGD 23.91

36.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.12 MOP 266

$36.58 SGD 46.83

-9.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$87.6 MOP 704

$117 SGD 150

-25.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.38 MOP 27.16

$12.34 SGD 15.80

-72.61%

Cinema Ticket

$14.26 MOP 115

$11.82 SGD 15.13

20.64%

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

$671 MOP 5,397

$1,218 SGD 1,560

-44.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.4K MOP 107.4K

$30.1K SGD 38.5K

-55.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.1 MOP 524

$82.6 SGD 106

-21.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.06 MOP 234

$43.38 SGD 55.5

-33.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.7 MOP 721

$106 SGD 136

-15.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 MOP 833

$128 SGD 164

-19.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,068 MOP 8,587

$3,177 SGD 4,066

-66.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$784 MOP 6,302

$2,236 SGD 2,862

-64.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,991 MOP 16.0K

$6,257 SGD 8,009

-68.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,601 MOP 12.9K

$3,746 SGD 4,794

-57.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.6K MOP 101.4K

$23.9K SGD 30.6K

-47.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,739 MOP 62.2K

$16.3K SGD 20.9K

-52.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,067 MOP 16.6K

$4,249 SGD 5,439

-51.35%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Singapore: March 1, 2026

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