Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malabo vs. Macao Cost of Living Summary
Malabo is 60.5% cheaper than Macao.
Malabo vs. Macao Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malabo instead of Macao, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
|
Macao
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.19
MOP49.92
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MOP47.92
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MOP8.32
|
$0.85
FCFA500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MOP7.19
|
$0.43
FCFA250
|
|
Macao vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.5% less for groceries
|
Macao
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
MOP65.30
|
$3.37
FCFA1,973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.99
MOP96.75
|
$10.34
FCFA6,056
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
MOP27.57
|
$3.76
FCFA2,200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.79
MOP70.93
|
$2.71
FCFA1,588
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
MOP9.65
|
$1.08
FCFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.57
|
$0.77
FCFA454
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
MOP6.98
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
MOP8.77
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
MOP14.40
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.56
|
?? | |
Macao vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
Macao
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MOP55.36
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.43
MOP181.00
|
$26.40
FCFA15,461
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,925.27
MOP250K
|
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
MOP102.43
|
?? | |
Macao vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation
pay 79.2% less for housing
|
Macao
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.99
MOP298.51
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,115.78
MOP9,005.11
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,076.20
MOP8,685.63
|
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.11
MOP751.49
|
?? | |
Macao vs. Malabo - Cost of housing
pay 98.2% less for childcare
|
Macao
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,211.24
MOP9,775.50
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,972.13
MOP153K
|
$341.40
FCFA200K
|
|
Macao vs. Malabo - Cost of childcare
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macao
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
MOP46.42
|
$1.71
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.01
MOP40.43
|
$4.69
FCFA2,749
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
MOP53.91
|
$4.52
FCFA2,648
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.91
MOP515.81
|
$34.14
FCFA19,996
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.60
MOP117.81
|
$5.39
FCFA3,156
|
|
Macao vs. Malabo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Macao
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.52
MOP561.07
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.40
MOP269.55
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.78
MOP748.76
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.07
MOP1,098.18
|
?? |
Macao vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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