Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 30.1% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Macau, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
pay 64.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
Macau
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Macau
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
Macau
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Macau
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
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