Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 24.8% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.21
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
MOP89.64
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
MOP22.95
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.49
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
MOP10.32
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.50
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
MOP53.13
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.35
MOP179.74
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.76
MOP8,547.50
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.69
MOP6,656.93
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.75
MOP633.40
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
MOP46.74
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.87
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.91
MOP698.98
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
MOP118.83
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.38
MOP582.15
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
MOP299.56
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
MOP682.34
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.55
MOP784.57
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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