Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.6 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Macau instead of Togo, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
$6.06
MOP48.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Togo
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
$7.55
MOP60.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
$2.58
MOP20.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA836
|
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA737
|
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA760
|
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Togo
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
$6.35
MOP51.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
$14.91
MOP119.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Togo
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
$1,142.96
MOP9,190.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
$1,019.48
MOP8,197.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
$60.03
MOP482.67
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$4.54
MOP36.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
$99.43
MOP799.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$13.86
MOP111.44
|
|
pay 86.8% more for clothing
Togo
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
$49.69
MOP399.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
$30.76
MOP247.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
$58.49
MOP470.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
$78.72
MOP632.96
|
|
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