Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 71.2% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Skopje instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
N'djamena
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA406
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 51.7% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
|
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