Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.4 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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