Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 20.1% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Macao, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.84
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 59.4% less for groceries
Macao
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP92.17
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.88
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.69
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.12
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.99
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.82
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.92
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.79
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.73
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Macao
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP189.46
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,480.04
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,051.33
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP694.23
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
Macao
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.91
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.85
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP738.43
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.69
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Macao
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP561.48
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP659.93
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP947.30
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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