Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 39.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Macao, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
$1.45
FCFA878
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.47
FCFA287
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.93
|
$1.03
FCFA623
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.87
|
$7.02
FCFA4,240
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.94
|
$9.22
FCFA5,570
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.97
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.24
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.80
|
$0.79
FCFA475
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.54
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.11
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.84
|
$0.63
FCFA379
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Macao
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.70
|
$4.58
FCFA2,765
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP180.05
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP206,057.20
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,953,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP99.03
|
$3.80
FCFA2,294
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Macao
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.35
|
$44.03
FCFA26,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,727.42
|
$134.14
FCFA81,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,073.39
|
$123.83
FCFA74,816
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP599.02
|
$60.76
FCFA36,711
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,751.60
|
$267.34
FCFA161,528
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,194.20
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,712,457
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP38.01
|
$1.07
FCFA648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.80
|
$1.40
FCFA848
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP700.19
|
$20.64
FCFA12,469
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP118.03
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Macao
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.65
|
$24.77
FCFA14,963
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP295.08
|
$28.89
FCFA17,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP681.44
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.89
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
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