Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Macedonia

Skopje vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 29.2% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 52.0% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 56.3% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Skopje

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Skopje are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Skopje. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$9.58 MKD525.47	+14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$6.45 MKD353.80	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$1.83 MKD100.43	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$1.34 MKD73.75	+2.1%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$0.77 MKD42.21	-83.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$3.98 MKD218.01	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$4.76 MKD261.02	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$2.46 MKD134.98	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$3.35 MKD183.84	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.66 MKD36.01	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.64 MKD35.19	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$0.61 MKD33.45	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$0.87 MKD47.64	-35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.39 MKD21.34	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.37 MKD20.09	-65.3%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$6.00 MKD328.99	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	+16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$5.82 MKD318.92	-53.4%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 56.3% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	-28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	-81.1%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	+593.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,681.18 MKD312K
Average			+593.7%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$2.73 MKD149.49	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$2.09 MKD114.88	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$3.45 MKD189.36	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	+47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$7.27 MKD398.65	+27.0%
Average			-11.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$84.15 MKD4,614.40
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.88 MKD2,022.17
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$101.78 MKD5,581.14
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$112.67 MKD6,178.55

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