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Macao vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 31.1% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Macao
Groceries: pay 53.2% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Macao
Housing: pay 1.5% less in Macao
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% more in Macao
Clothing: pay 66.2% more in Macao

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Macao are more expensive than in Djibouti. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Macao. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Macao.

Macao vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$6.24 MOP49.90	-36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$6.49 MOP51.89	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$1.33 MOP10.68	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.78 MOP6.21	-58.5%
Average			-43.3%

Djibouti vs. Macao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.2% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.67 MOP13.37	-82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$8.77 MOP70.14	+83.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$11.42 MOP91.30	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$3.19 MOP25.49	-53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.56 MOP28.45	-56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.64 MOP13.13	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.34 MOP10.71	+142.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$1.73 MOP13.84	+35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.35 MOP10.83	+87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.99 MOP15.88	+259.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$1.56 MOP12.48	+151.9%
Average			+53.2%

Djibouti vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$6.88 MOP55.01	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$22.46 MOP179.64	+5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$13.60 MOP108.78	-71.5%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Djibouti	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$36.81 MOP294.40	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$1,068.14 MOP8,542.67	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$1,114.73 MOP8,915.24	+133.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$93.93 MOP751.21	-76.4%
Average			-1.5%

Djibouti vs. Macao - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Djibouti	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	+104.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	+118.1%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$5.80 MOP46.41	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$4.91 MOP39.23	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$6.24 MOP49.90	+130.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$87.35 MOP698.58	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$14.85 MOP118.76	+76.3%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 66.2% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$70.13 MOP560.86	+66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$34.52 MOP276.11	+75.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$96.08 MOP768.44	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	+144.5%
Average			+66.2%

Djibouti vs. Macao - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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