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Central African Republic vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 61.3% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 47.0% more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 25.5% more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Central African Republic

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Macau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Macau	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP49.90	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.65	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.33	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.60	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+209.6%
Average			+209.6%

Macau vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	Macau	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.37	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+166.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.14	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.30	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+77.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.49	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.45	$4.04 FCFA2,284	+13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.13	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.71	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.84	$3.23 FCFA1,827	+86.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.83	$2.42 FCFA1,371	+78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.88	$2.02 FCFA1,142	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.48	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+81.1%
Average			+58.2%

Macau vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.0% more for transportation

	Macau	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.01	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP179.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP108.78	??
Average			+47.0%

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pay 25.5% more for housing

	Macau	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP294.40	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,512.73	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,449.52	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP751.21	??
Average			+25.5%

Macau vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Macau	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	??

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.41	$3.56 FCFA2,014	-38.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.23	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP49.90	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP648.68	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.28	??
Average			-33.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Macau	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP560.86	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.11	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP768.44	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	??

Macau vs. Central African Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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