Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 5.9% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$1.16
FCFA697
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.47
|
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.82
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
$1.17
FCFA708
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.48
|
$0.95
FCFA572
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$1.05
FCFA632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$1.12
FCFA678
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.38
|
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP178.99
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
?? | |
pay 17.6% more for housing
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,676.18
|
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,031.86
|
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP595.50
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.79
|
$0.99
FCFA598
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP696.08
|
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.34
|
?? | |
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP546.43
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP293.35
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP677.44
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP812.10
|
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
|
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