Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 43.0% cheaper than Macau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.8% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 37.7% less in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 8.9% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 32.6% less in Ghana
- Childcare
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pay 71.2% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.1% less in Ghana
- Clothing
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pay 51.4% less in Ghana
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Macau, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Macau
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP50.18
|
$3.70
GHS38.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.93
|
$5.51
GHS57.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.17
|
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.22
|
$0.25
GHS2.56
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Macau
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.89
|
$1.52
GHS15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.55
|
$3.18
GHS33.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.94
|
$8.96
GHS93.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.36
|
$2.21
GHS22.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.62
|
$2.08
GHS21.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.92
|
$1.01
GHS10.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.84
|
$0.48
GHS5.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.92
|
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.75
|
$1.04
GHS10.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.97
|
$0.98
GHS10.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.56
|
$0.73
GHS7.62
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Macau
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP51.06
|
$4.23
GHS44.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP120.44
|
$26.38
GHS274.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP250,909.24
|
$8,000.00
GHS83,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.73
|
$10.74
GHS111.68
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Macau
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP239.20
|
$43.21
GHS449.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,146.48
|
$627.15
GHS6,522.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP8,029.10
|
$112.15
GHS1,166.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP502.51
|
$35.41
GHS368.29
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Macau
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,520.00
|
$57.02
GHS592.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,962.66
|
$6,571.37
GHS68,342.21
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP41.05
|
$0.95
GHS9.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP37.04
|
$1.69
GHS17.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.18
|
$1.20
GHS12.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP802.91
|
$32.36
GHS336.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP112.41
|
$9.33
GHS97.05
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
Macau
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP418.01
|
$14.87
GHS154.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP250.91
|
$20.10
GHS209.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP473.38
|
$32.71
GHS340.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP620.10
|
$34.57
GHS359.48
|
|
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