Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 39.5% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Macau, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Macau
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Macau
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Tajikistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
Macau
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Tajikistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Macau
|
Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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