Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 21.9% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Macao, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.24
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.28
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.80
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.44
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.47
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.82
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.09
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.73
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.79
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.48
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.38
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP178.99
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP204,847.42
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.45
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,676.18
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,031.86
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP595.50
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,717.83
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP98,611.82
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.79
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.59
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.72
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP696.08
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.34
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Macao
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP546.43
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP293.35
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP677.44
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP812.10
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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