Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 0.3% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA602
|
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA840
|
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
|
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