Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 47.9% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Macau, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
Macau
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Macau
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Macau
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Macau
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
|
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