Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 41.9% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Macau, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Macau
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Macau
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Macau
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Macau
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
|
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