Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 73.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA499
|
$5.89
MKD333.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
$5.27
MKD298.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$1.61
MKD91.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.24
MKD70.25
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
$0.65
MKD37.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.90
MKD221.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
$4.64
MKD263.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
$2.14
MKD121.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.61
MKD204.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA483
|
$0.42
MKD23.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA303
|
$0.61
MKD34.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA258
|
$0.53
MKD30.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$0.81
MKD45.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA820
|
$0.39
MKD21.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.44
MKD24.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
$5.44
MKD308.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$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) |
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
$5.98
MKD338.79
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
$20.21
MKD1,145.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
$352.02
MKD19,957.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$256.45
MKD14,539.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
$105.75
MKD5,995.26
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
$283.04
MKD16,046.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,836.82
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA698
|
$2.11
MKD119.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA748
|
$1.92
MKD108.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
$2.81
MKD159.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
$35.15
MKD1,992.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$6.15
MKD348.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
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
|
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