Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 32.5% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
|
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