Cost of living comparison
Macau is 61.9% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Macau instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
|
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