Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 15.1% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
?? | |
pay 34.9% more for housing
Skopje
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Skopje
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
?? |
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Skopje
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
?? |
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