Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 2.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.21
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
MOP89.64
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
MOP22.95
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.49
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
MOP10.32
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.50
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
MOP53.13
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.35
MOP179.74
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.76
MOP8,547.50
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.69
MOP6,656.93
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.75
MOP633.40
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
MOP46.74
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.87
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.91
MOP698.98
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
MOP118.83
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Macao
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.38
MOP582.15
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
MOP299.56
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
MOP682.34
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.55
MOP784.57
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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