Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Macau

Macao vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 9.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 78.2% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 6.3% more in Macao
Housing: pay 1.2% more in Macao
Childcare: pay 3.7% more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% more in Macao
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Macao

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

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Macao vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$6.19 MOP50.00	-47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$5.94 MOP48.00	-15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$1.03 MOP8.33	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$0.89 MOP7.20	+6.6%
Average			-31.9%

Moscow vs. Macao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.72 MOP13.89	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$8.09 MOP65.41	+13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$11.99 MOP96.91	+159.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.42 MOP27.62	+83.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$8.79 MOP71.05	+194.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.20 MOP9.66	+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.31 MOP10.58	+60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.87 MOP6.99	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.09 MOP8.78	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.78 MOP14.43	+339.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.31 MOP10.58	+304.5%
Average			+78.2%

Moscow vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$6.86 MOP55.46	+107.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$22.43 MOP181.31	-44.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$30,925.27 MOP250K	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$12.69 MOP102.60	+26.2%
Average			+6.3%

Moscow vs. Macao - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$36.99 MOP299.00	+274.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,115.78 MOP9,020.04	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,076.20 MOP8,700.04	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$93.11 MOP752.74	-34.8%
Average			+1.2%

Moscow vs. Macao - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7% more for childcare

	Moscow	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$18,972.13 MOP153K	-28.2%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$5.75 MOP46.50	+22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.01 MOP40.50	+35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$6.68 MOP54.00	+93.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$63.91 MOP516.67	+52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$14.60 MOP118.00	+56.0%
Average			+46.8%

Moscow vs. Macao - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$69.52 MOP562.00	-35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$33.40 MOP270.00	-46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$92.78 MOP750.00	-36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	-24.5%
Average			-36.2%

Moscow vs. Macao - Cost of clothing

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