Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 47.3% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Macau, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Macau
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Macau
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Macau
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Macau
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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