Cost of living comparison
Benin is 38.7% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Benin instead of Macau, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Macau
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Macau
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Macau
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Macau
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Macau
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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