Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 43.8% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$1.49
FCFA908
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Macao
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
?? |
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Macao
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Macao
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
?? | |
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Macao
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
|
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