Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 18.5% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Macau, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.98
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.48
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.94
|
$0.82
CFA501
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.33
|
$0.71
CFA437
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.62
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP91.08
|
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.77
|
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.77
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.38
|
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.57
|
$1.27
CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP9.01
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP14.01
|
$0.64
CFA390
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.75
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.41
|
$0.49
CFA303
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.38
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.33
|
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.44
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP296,007.03
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.96
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
pay 0.2% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.99
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,749.37
|
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,865.62
|
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP578.57
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,131.35
|
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP61,143.00
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.74
|
$1.09
CFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.82
|
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.98
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,917.53
|
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.96
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Macau
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP465.86
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP393.73
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP595.18
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP799.69
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
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