Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 41.3% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Macao, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Macao
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Macao
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Macao
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
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