Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 21.9% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Macao, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Macao
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Macao
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
?? | |
pay 13.6% less for housing
Macao
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Macao
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
?? |
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Macao
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
?? |
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