Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.2 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 89.2% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
|
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