Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 48.7% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA427
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA315
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA730
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA307
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA384
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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