Cost of living comparison
Macau is 71.2% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Macau instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$6.18
MOP49.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$5.87
MOP47.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$2.18
MOP17.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$11.27
MOP90.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$9.37
MOP75.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$2.45
MOP19.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$2.89
MOP23.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$1.56
MOP12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$1.11
MOP8.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$1.73
MOP13.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$1.45
MOP11.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$1.54
MOP12.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$1.41
MOP11.36
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$5.73
MOP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$18.24
MOP147.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
$36,618.49
MOP295,279.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$12.24
MOP98.72
|
|
pay 83.1% more for housing
Mozambique
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$31.30
MOP252.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,722.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,843.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$71.57
MOP577.14
|
|
pay 97.9% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$634.79
MOP5,118.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,992.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$3.31
MOP26.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$4.80
MOP38.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$6.31
MOP50.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$237.21
MOP1,912.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$12.86
MOP103.70
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$57.63
MOP464.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
$48.71
MOP392.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$73.63
MOP593.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
$98.93
MOP797.73
|
|
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