Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 79.6% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
|
pay 55.8% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
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