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Equatorial Guinea vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 5.1% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 89.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 13.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 94.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Macau. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Macau, you would:

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pay 89.8% more for restaurants

	Macau	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.21 MOP49.62	$13.07 FCFA8,172	+110.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.18 MOP49.38	$12.25 FCFA7,662	+98.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MOP6.10	$1.23 FCFA766	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MOP5.16	$1.23 FCFA766	+89.8%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

	Macau	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 MOP17.69	$3.24 FCFA2,027	+46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73 MOP69.77	$3.37 FCFA2,105	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 MOP65.21	$9.69 FCFA6,058	+18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 MOP19.15	$2.94 FCFA1,839	+22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 MOP28.31	$3.10 FCFA1,937	-12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.76	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.46 MOP11.70	$1.48 FCFA927	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 MOP13.77	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 MOP8.65	$1.48 FCFA927	+36.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 MOP15.79	$1.85 FCFA1,158	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 MOP12.42	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+43.1%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Macau	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.32 MOP50.50	$3.09 FCFA1,934	-51.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.90 MOP119.10	$26.38 FCFA16,493	+77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,038.42 MOP248,118.17	$33,034.81 FCFA20,654,256	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.35 MOP90.71	$7.35 FCFA4,597	-35.2%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Macau	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.59 MOP236.54	$16.34 FCFA10,216	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,131.45 MOP9,044.73	$204.24 FCFA127,694	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.23 MOP7,939.78	$114.37 FCFA71,509	-88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.16 MOP496.92	$41.86 FCFA26,170	-32.7%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 94.0% less for childcare

	Macau	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$682.85 MOP5,458.60	$65.36 FCFA40,862	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,355.39 MOP106,761.70	$326.78 FCFA204,311	-97.6%
Average			-94.0%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 MOP40.60	$1.63 FCFA1,022	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 MOP36.63	$5.72 FCFA3,575	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.21 MOP49.62	$4.52 FCFA2,825	-27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$99.32 MOP793.98	$49.02 FCFA30,647	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.91 MOP111.16	$5.39 FCFA3,367	-61.3%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Macau	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.71 MOP413.36	$24.51 FCFA15,323	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.04 MOP248.12	$102.12 FCFA63,847	+229.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.56 MOP468.12	$245.08 FCFA153,233	+318.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 MOP613.21	$81.69 FCFA51,078	+6.5%
Average			+125.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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