Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Macau

Macao vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 27.0% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Macao
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Macao
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Macao
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Macao

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Macao are more expensive than in Male. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Macao.

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Macao vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macao instead of Male, you would:

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pay 9.1% less for restaurants

	Male	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$6.19 MOP49.92	+3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.94 MOP47.92	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.03 MOP8.32	-36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.89 MOP7.19	+199.8%
Average			-9.1%

Male vs. Macao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Male	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.72 MOP13.87	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$8.09 MOP65.30	+51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$11.99 MOP96.75	+55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$3.42 MOP27.57	+77.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$8.79 MOP70.93	+217.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.20 MOP9.65	-33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.31 MOP10.57	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$0.87 MOP6.98	-53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$1.09 MOP8.77	-10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$1.78 MOP14.40	+91.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$1.31 MOP10.56	+52.0%
Average			+23.9%

Male vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Male	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$6.86 MOP55.36	+80.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$22.43 MOP181.00	-27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$30,925.27 MOP250K	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$12.69 MOP102.43	-27.6%
Average			+8.3%

Male vs. Macao - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Male	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$36.99 MOP298.51	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$1,115.78 MOP9,005.11	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$1,076.20 MOP8,685.63	+53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$93.11 MOP751.49	+2.3%
Average			+22.8%

Male vs. Macao - Cost of housing

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Male	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$1,211.24 MOP9,775.50	+554.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$18,972.13 MOP153K	+531.4%
Average			+543.0%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Male	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$5.75 MOP46.42	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$5.01 MOP40.43	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$6.68 MOP53.91	-55.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$63.91 MOP515.81	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$14.60 MOP117.81	+50.0%
Average			+10.3%

Male vs. Macao - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Male	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$69.52 MOP561.07	+75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$33.40 MOP269.55	-32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$92.78 MOP748.76	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$136.07 MOP1,098.18	+159.1%
Average			+34.4%

Male vs. Macao - Cost of clothing

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