Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 70.3% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.68
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
|
Macau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.20
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.61
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.26
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.48
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.71
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.49
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
|
Macau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.80
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP119.82
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Macau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,100.02
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,988.31
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP499.96
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.85
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.85
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP798.83
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP111.84
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Macau
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP415.89
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP249.63
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP470.98
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP616.95
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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