Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 26.2% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
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