Cost of living comparison
Macao is 61.5% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Macao instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$6.80
MOP54.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$11.43
MOP91.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$11.02
MOP88.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$2.81
MOP22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.63
MOP13.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$1.61
MOP12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$2.46
MOP19.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.60
MOP12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$2.08
MOP16.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$1.95
MOP15.66
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$23.50
MOP188.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Libreville
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$1,175.65
MOP9,436.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$874.46
MOP7,018.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$86.09
MOP691.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$3.71
MOP29.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$6.43
MOP51.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$91.57
MOP735.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$13.60
MOP109.18
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Macao
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$69.63
MOP558.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$81.84
MOP656.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$117.48
MOP942.94
|
|
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