Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Macau

Macao vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 60.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 19.8% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 46.0% more in Macao
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Macao
Childcare: pay 63.3% more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Macao
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Macao

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Macao are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Macao.

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Macao vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macao instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 24.7% less for restaurants

	Accra	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$6.19 MOP50.00	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$5.94 MOP48.00	-42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$1.03 MOP8.33	-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$0.89 MOP7.20	+94.0%
Average			-24.7%

Accra vs. Macao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% more for groceries

	Accra	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.72 MOP13.89	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$8.09 MOP65.41	+37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$11.99 MOP96.91	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$3.42 MOP27.62	+30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$8.79 MOP71.05	+169.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.20 MOP9.66	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$1.31 MOP10.58	+103.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$0.87 MOP6.99	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.09 MOP8.78	-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$1.78 MOP14.43	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$1.31 MOP10.58	+7.5%
Average			+19.8%

Accra vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.0% more for transportation

	Accra	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$6.86 MOP55.46	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$22.43 MOP181.31	-44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+286.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$12.69 MOP102.60	+7.2%
Average			+46.0%

Accra vs. Macao - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Accra	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$36.99 MOP299.00	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$1,115.78 MOP9,020.04	+64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$1,076.20 MOP8,700.04	+288.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$93.11 MOP752.74	+66.1%
Average			+125.0%

Accra vs. Macao - Cost of housing

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pay 63.3% more for childcare

	Accra	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+161.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$18,972.13 MOP153K	+1.8%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$5.75 MOP46.50	+211.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$5.01 MOP40.50	+13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$6.68 MOP54.00	+163.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$63.91 MOP516.67	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$14.60 MOP118.00	+15.0%
Average			+43.1%

Accra vs. Macao - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Accra	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$69.52 MOP562.00	+389.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$33.40 MOP270.00	+81.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$92.78 MOP750.00	+156.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+159.4%
Average			+177.2%

Accra vs. Macao - Cost of clothing

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