Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 15.9% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.48
|
$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 54.2% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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) |
$7.55
MOP60.44
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.67
|
$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) |
$1.10
MOP8.77
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.03
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.77
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP50.83
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.33
|
$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 18.3% less for housing
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP247.89
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,144.38
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,156.49
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP480.25
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.30
|
$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 |
$99.43
MOP795.52
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP110.88
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP397.51
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP246.12
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP467.99
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP629.79
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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