Cost of living comparison
Macao is 2.4 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Macao instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
|
pay 69.2% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
|
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