Cost of living comparison
Benin is 29.5% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 72.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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