Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 75.0% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$5.89
MKD333.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$5.27
MKD298.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$1.61
MKD91.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$1.24
MKD70.25
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
$0.65
MKD37.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
$3.90
MKD221.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
$4.64
MKD263.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
$2.14
MKD121.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
$3.61
MKD204.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
$0.42
MKD23.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.61
MKD34.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
$0.53
MKD30.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
$0.81
MKD45.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.39
MKD21.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$0.44
MKD24.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.44
MKD308.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.49
MKD1,444.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,636.94
MKD1,793,609.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.98
MKD338.79
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.21
MKD1,145.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$352.02
MKD19,957.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$256.45
MKD14,539.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$105.75
MKD5,995.26
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$283.04
MKD16,046.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,836.82
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$2.11
MKD119.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$1.92
MKD108.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
$2.81
MKD159.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.15
MKD1,992.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.15
MKD348.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.92
MKD3,850.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.30
MKD2,057.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.70
MKD4,518.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.77
MKD5,146.31
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Skopje or Bujumbura. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.