Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 53.2% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Macau
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Macau
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
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