Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 19.3% cheaper than Macau.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Macau, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
MOP49.25
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.09
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.15
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.64
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.59
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
MOP65.04
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
MOP19.10
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.23
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.67
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.73
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MOP8.63
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.75
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.39
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MOP50.37
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.90
MOP118.79
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP247,486.32
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.48
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP235.94
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,131.45
MOP9,021.70
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.23
MOP7,919.56
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.16
MOP495.66
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,444.70
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP106,489.83
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
MOP40.49
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.54
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.50
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.32
MOP791.96
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.91
MOP110.87
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
|
Macau
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.71
MOP412.31
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
MOP247.49
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.56
MOP466.92
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.71
MOP611.64
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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