Cost of living comparison
Macau is 61.6% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Macau instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
|
pay 9.4% more for housing
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
|
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