Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 27.1% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Macau, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.63
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.15
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.90
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.30
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.49
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.44
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.23
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.63
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.21
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.48
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.95
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.92
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.67
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.33
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.30
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.00
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP146.40
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP293,920.03
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.26
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.21
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,673.58
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,803.11
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP574.49
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,095.17
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,711.91
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.55
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.54
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.62
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,904.01
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.23
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Macau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP462.58
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP390.95
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP590.98
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP794.05
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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