Cost of living comparison
Mali is 18.3% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Mali instead of Macau, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.70
|
$4.91
F CFA2,968
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.95
|
$6.59
F CFA3,985
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.64
F CFA389
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Macau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.90
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.78
|
$9.62
F CFA5,818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.72
|
$9.46
F CFA5,722
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$2.57
F CFA1,556
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.21
|
$3.57
F CFA2,160
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.00
F CFA605
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$1.27
F CFA768
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Macau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.07
|
$5.48
F CFA3,316
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,802.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.91
|
?? | |
pay 6.2% less for housing
Macau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.05
|
$34.18
F CFA20,666
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,187.03
|
$500.00
F CFA302,326
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,194.53
|
$307.59
F CFA185,983
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.49
|
$114.71
F CFA69,357
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Macau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,744.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,071.77
|
?? |
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.47
|
$2.64
F CFA1,594
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.76
|
$1.98
F CFA1,200
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.95
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.23
|
$69.94
F CFA42,291
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.39
|
$6.00
F CFA3,628
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Macau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.37
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.26
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.73
|
?? |
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