Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 23.7% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Macau, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
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