Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.8 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Macau instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
$6.18
MOP49.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
$5.87
MOP47.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$0.73
MOP5.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
$2.18
MOP17.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
$11.27
MOP90.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
$9.37
MOP75.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
$2.45
MOP19.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
$2.89
MOP23.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
$1.56
MOP12.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
$1.11
MOP8.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$1.73
MOP13.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$1.45
MOP11.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$1.54
MOP12.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
$1.41
MOP11.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
$5.73
MOP45.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
$18.24
MOP146.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,655.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
$12.24
MOP98.18
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
$31.30
MOP250.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,663.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
$71.57
MOP573.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
$634.79
MOP5,090.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,657.31
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
$3.31
MOP26.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
$4.80
MOP38.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
$6.31
MOP50.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
$237.21
MOP1,902.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
$12.86
MOP103.13
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
$57.63
MOP462.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
$48.71
MOP390.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
$73.63
MOP590.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
$98.93
MOP793.34
|
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