Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 28.4% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Macau, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$8.87
KZT3,898.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$6.78
KZT2,979.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.83
KZT364.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.52
KZT229.42
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.46
KZT204.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$4.61
KZT2,024.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$4.19
KZT1,841.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$1.63
KZT716.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.42
KZT1,061.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.64
KZT280.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.97
KZT425.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.02
KZT447.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.97
KZT425.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.24
KZT104.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.24
KZT104.18
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Macau
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$2.05
KZT902.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$14.36
KZT6,312.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$22,632.91
KZT9,947,283.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$5.95
KZT2,615.48
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Macau
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$13.46
KZT5,916.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$431.95
KZT189,844.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$271.20
KZT119,192.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$39.97
KZT17,568.64
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Macau
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$226.97
KZT99,753.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,383,243.79
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$1.29
KZT568.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.13
KZT935.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$1.91
KZT837.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$40.51
KZT17,802.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$5.10
KZT2,239.36
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Macau
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$60.78
KZT26,711.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$45.95
KZT20,193.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$95.70
KZT42,062.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$90.85
KZT39,929.79
|
|
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