Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 73.7% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Macau
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Macau
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Macau
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
|
pay 52.6% more for childcare
Macau
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Macau
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
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