Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 27.5% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 40.7% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Macedonia
Housing: pay 45.7% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Macedonia

Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Macedonia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

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Macedonia vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.53 MKD358.14	+41.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$5.60 MKD306.88	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.62 MKD88.84	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.16 MKD63.63
Average			-3.1%

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pay 40.7% less for groceries

	Guinea	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.71 MKD38.75	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.67 MKD201.39	-68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.67 MKD256.29	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.26 MKD123.77	-47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.91 MKD159.35	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.50 MKD27.49	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.63 MKD34.55	-42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.57 MKD31.16	-30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.80 MKD43.84	-19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.40 MKD21.80	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.40 MKD22.03	-36.2%
Average			-40.7%

Guinea vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Guinea	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.60 MKD306.85	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$33,276.49 MKD2M	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$5.79 MKD317.47	-34.7%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 45.7% less for housing

	Guinea	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$17.88 MKD980.35	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	-24.8%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Guinea	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$287.04 MKD15,740.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$4,102.29 MKD225K	-35.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.05 MKD112.36	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$1.69 MKD92.77	-63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$3.13 MKD171.51	+169.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	-67.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.90 MKD323.66	+45.7%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	+205.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	+40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	+195.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	+97.5%
Average			+123.6%

Guinea vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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