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Rwanda vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 47.9% cheaper than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 60.7% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 55.0% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.7% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 66.3% less in Rwanda

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Macau	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP49.95	$3.45 RWF5,009	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.70	$6.89 RWF10,019	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.34	$0.86 RWF1,247	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.60	$0.57 RWF832	-0.5%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 60.7% less for groceries

	Macau	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.39	$1.05 RWF1,520	-37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.21	$2.26 RWF3,279	-74.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.39	$2.64 RWF3,840	-76.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.51	$1.65 RWF2,404	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.48	$2.10 RWF3,045	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.14	$1.15 RWF1,676	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.72	$0.37 RWF536	-72.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.86	$0.70 RWF1,020	-59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.84	$0.48 RWF697	-64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.89	$0.23 RWF331	-88.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.50	$0.39 RWF568	-75.0%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Macau	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.07	$4.42 RWF6,426	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP179.82	$29.30 RWF42,579	+30.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP249,754.99	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP108.89	$14.48 RWF21,039	+6.4%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 55.0% less for housing

	Macau	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP294.71	$19.48 RWF28,303	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,521.64	$575.44 RWF836,209	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,458.37	$322.51 RWF468,658	-69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP752.00	$39.98 RWF58,099	-57.4%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Macau	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,494.61	$166.62 RWF242,118	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,569.65	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	-59.1%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.45	$1.03 RWF1,503	-82.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.27	$2.31 RWF3,361	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP49.95	$1.72 RWF2,505	-72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP649.36	$31.41 RWF45,641	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.39	$3.45 RWF5,009	-74.8%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 66.3% less for clothing

	Macau	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP561.45	$19.19 RWF27,885	-72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.40	$19.30 RWF28,052	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP769.25	$22.98 RWF33,396	-76.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,098.92	$37.92 RWF55,103	-72.4%
Average			-66.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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