Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 3.0% cheaper than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA754
|
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA891
|
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA641
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA699
|
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA221
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA233
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA566
|
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
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