Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.8 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Macau instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
|
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