Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 3.0% cheaper than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$4.77
MKD272.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$3.35
MKD191.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.18
MKD67.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.84
MKD48.03
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.62
MKD35.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.02
MKD172.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.12
MKD235.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.80
MKD102.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$2.26
MKD129.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.53
MKD30.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.29
MKD16.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$5.32
MKD303.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.30
MKD1,159.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,196.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$5.68
MKD324.24
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.70
MKD1,010.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$179.57
MKD10,255.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$130.47
MKD7,451.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$94.81
MKD5,414.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.21
MKD5,722.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,124.52
MKD121,335.21
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.57
MKD89.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$1.25
MKD71.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$19.54
MKD1,115.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.21
MKD240.47
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$50.34
MKD2,874.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$33.58
MKD1,917.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$75.78
MKD4,327.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$68.00
MKD3,883.76
|
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