Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 60.4% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
$1.09
CFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
|
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