Cost of living comparison
Macau is 3.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Macau instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
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