Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Macau

Macau vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 55.9% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in Macau
Groceries: pay 36.4% more in Macau
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Macau
Housing: pay 89.4% more in Macau
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% more in Macau
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Macau

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

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Macau vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.19 MOP50.00	+33.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$5.94 MOP48.00	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.89 MOP7.17	-48.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.63 MOP5.10
Average			-9.8%

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pay 36.4% more for groceries

	Guinea	Macau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.72 MOP13.89	+16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$8.09 MOP65.42	-30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$11.99 MOP96.91	+46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.42 MOP27.62	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$8.79 MOP71.05	+330.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.20 MOP9.67	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.31 MOP10.58	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.87 MOP7.00	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.09 MOP8.79	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.78 MOP14.43	+183.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.31 MOP10.58	+108.0%
Average			+36.4%

Guinea vs. Macau - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Guinea	Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$6.86 MOP55.46	+30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$22.43 MOP181.31	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$30,925.27 MOP250K	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$12.69 MOP102.60	+43.2%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 89.4% more for housing

	Guinea	Macau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$36.99 MOP299.00	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$1,083.62 MOP8,760.04	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$1,032.90 MOP8,350.04	+224.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$93.11 MOP752.74	-29.9%
Average			+89.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Guinea	Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$18,979.08 MOP153K	+198.3%
Average			+198.3%

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pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$5.75 MOP46.50	+65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.01 MOP40.50	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$6.68 MOP54.00	+474.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$69.07 MOP558.34	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$13.48 MOP109.00	+232.8%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Macau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$69.52 MOP562.00	+247.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$33.40 MOP270.00	+33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$92.78 MOP750.00	+209.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+172.1%
Average			+150.0%

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