Cost of living comparison
Benin is 29.5% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Benin instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
$3.30
F CFA1,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
$0.69
F CFA418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
$0.51
F CFA309
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
$1.27
F CFA763
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
$7.19
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
$1.31
F CFA790
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
$0.60
F CFA361
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
$0.73
F CFA440
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
$3.76
F CFA2,269
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$11.89
F CFA7,167
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
$52.63
F CFA31,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
$179.96
F CFA108,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
$132.08
F CFA79,634
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
$101.40
F CFA61,135
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,649,903
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
$4.13
F CFA2,489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
$55.72
F CFA33,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
$7.02
F CFA4,231
|
|
pay 72.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
$16.51
F CFA9,954
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
$45.40
F CFA27,374
|
|
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