Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 23.8% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Macau, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Macau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Macau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Macau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Macau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
?? |
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Macau
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
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