Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 9.8% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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