Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 22.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Macao, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Macao
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Macao
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
Macao
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Macao
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
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