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Macedonia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 4.1% cheaper than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 29.3% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 25.6% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 42.0% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Macedonia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Macedonia are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 20.8% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$5.93 MKD314.42	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$5.13 MKD272.13	-9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$1.65 MKD87.58	+4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$1.21 MKD64.23	+76.9%
Average			+20.8%

Cameroon vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$0.70 MKD37.37	+8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$4.16 MKD220.78	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$4.90 MKD259.75	-56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$2.07 MKD109.74	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$2.97 MKD157.41	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$0.46 MKD24.23	-76.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$0.65 MKD34.40	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$0.58 MKD30.80	-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$0.78 MKD41.30	+26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.42 MKD22.15	-59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.47 MKD24.83	-39.9%
Average			-26.1%

Cameroon vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$5.62 MKD298.17	+10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	+59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$5.62 MKD298.10	+31.3%
Average			+29.3%

Cameroon vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.6% less for housing

	Cameroon	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$15.96 MKD846.69	-86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	+30.8%
Average			-25.6%

Cameroon vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 42.0% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	-31.1%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$2.14 MKD113.35	+84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$1.74 MKD92.40	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$3.09 MKD164.10	+15.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	+32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$5.21 MKD276.60	-41.6%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	+29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	+5.4%
Average			+1.4%

Cameroon vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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