Cost of living comparison
Macao is 2.3 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Macao instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,356
|
$6.80
MOP54.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,349
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,665
|
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,344
|
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,192
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,825
|
$11.43
MOP92.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,746
|
$11.02
MOP89.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,644
|
$2.81
MOP22.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,442
|
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,804
|
$1.63
MOP13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,962
|
$1.61
MOP13.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,077
|
$2.46
MOP19.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,355
|
$1.60
MOP12.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
$2.08
MOP16.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
$1.95
MOP15.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,682
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,942
|
$23.50
MOP189.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS171,164,827
|
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,537
|
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tashkent
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,947
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,645,929
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,503.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,293,822
|
$874.46
MOP7,068.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS422,742
|
$86.09
MOP695.94
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,819,952
|
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,673,584
|
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,919
|
$3.71
MOP29.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,393
|
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,673
|
$6.43
MOP51.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS549,245
|
$91.57
MOP740.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS57,055
|
$13.60
MOP109.96
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Tashkent
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS688,872
|
$69.63
MOP562.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS753,373
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,882
|
$81.84
MOP661.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,383,647
|
$117.48
MOP949.63
|
|
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