Cost of living comparison

 Burkina Faso
compared to
 Macedonia
Macedonia vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 10.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Macedonia
Groceries
pay 34.3% less in Macedonia
Transportation
pay 9.6% more in Macedonia
Housing
pay 31.7% less in Macedonia
Childcare
pay 1.9% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.2% more in Macedonia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Macedonia are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Macedonia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA739
$5.21
MKD296.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,435
$4.44
MKD252.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA460
$1.47
MKD83.98

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Macedonia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA431
$0.67
MKD38.22
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,927
$3.49
MKD198.65
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,526
$4.51
MKD256.57

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,919
$5.31
MKD302.18
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.47
MKD1,393.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,527.06
MKD1,738,304.85

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pay 31.7% less for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Macedonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA27,052
$16.42
MKD935.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA246,371
$243.32
MKD13,855.63
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA172,460
$180.36
MKD10,270.27

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA73,911
$225.27
MKD12,827.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
$1,883.00
MKD107,223.82

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA690
$1.78
MKD101.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA985
$1.56
MKD88.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA985
$2.74
MKD156.04

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Macedonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $50.12
MKD2,854.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $33.45
MKD1,904.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $72.27
MKD4,115.55

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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