Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 16.6% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
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
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Skopje
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 99.4% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Skopje
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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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