Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 3.6% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Macau, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Macau
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Macau
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Macau
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Macau
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Macau
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
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