Cost of living comparison
Macau is 4.8 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Macau instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.18
MOP49.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.87
MOP47.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.27
MOP90.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$9.37
MOP75.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.45
MOP19.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.89
MOP23.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.11
MOP8.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.54
MOP12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.73
MOP46.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$18.24
MOP146.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,790.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$12.24
MOP98.56
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.30
MOP251.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,829.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$71.57
MOP576.19
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$634.79
MOP5,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,891.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.31
MOP26.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.80
MOP38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$6.31
MOP50.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$237.21
MOP1,909.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$12.86
MOP103.53
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.63
MOP463.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$48.71
MOP392.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$73.63
MOP592.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$98.93
MOP796.40
|
|
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