Cost of living comparison

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Turkmenistan vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 22.9% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 47.1% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 46.6% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 45.7% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 84.3% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.6% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 97.7% more in Turkmenistan

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Turkmenistan. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

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Turkmenistan vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Macau, you would:

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Macau
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.19
MOP50.00
$31.43
TMT110.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.94
MOP48.00
$12.86
TMT45.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
MOP7.17
$1.57
TMT5.52
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pay 47.1% more for groceries

 
Macau
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.72
MOP13.89
$2.04
TMT7.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.09
MOP65.42
$18.82
TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon) $11.99
MOP96.91
$17.09
TMT59.98
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pay 46.6% less for transportation

 
Macau
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.86
MOP55.46
$1.62
TMT5.69
Monthly public transit pass $22.43
MOP181.31
$10.00
TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,925.27
MOP250K
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 45.7% more for housing

 
Macau
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $36.99
MOP299.00
$102.86
TMT361.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,083.62
MOP8,760.04
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,032.90
MOP8,350.04
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
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pay 84.3% less for childcare

 
Macau
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,211.24
MOP9,791.72
$22.86
TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,979.08
MOP153K
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Macau
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
MOP46.50
$5.71
TMT20.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.01
MOP40.50
$6.79
TMT23.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.68
MOP54.00
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 97.7% more for clothing

 
Macau
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $69.52
MOP562.00
$55.71
TMT195.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.40
MOP270.00
$114.29
TMT401.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.78
MOP750.00
$364.29
TMT1,278.64
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