Cost of living comparison
Macau is 86.2% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Macau instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
$6.18
MOP49.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA475
|
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA492
|
$0.65
MOP5.17
|
|
pay 94.0% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
$8.73
MOP69.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
$8.16
MOP65.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
$2.39
MOP19.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$3.54
MOP28.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA997
|
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA358
|
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA442
|
$1.08
MOP8.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA557
|
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
$6.32
MOP50.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$14.90
MOP119.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
$1,131.45
MOP9,069.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
$993.23
MOP7,961.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
$62.16
MOP498.28
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$5.08
MOP40.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
$4.58
MOP36.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
$99.32
MOP796.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$13.91
MOP111.46
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Macau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
$51.71
MOP414.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
$31.04
MOP248.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
$58.56
MOP469.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
$76.71
MOP614.87
|
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