Burundi is 39.4% more expensive than Macedonia.

If you lived in Burundi instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

 
Macedonia
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.21
MKD307.93
$1.84
BIF5,429
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.44
MKD261.97
$3.69
BIF10,905
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
MKD87.09
$0.49
BIF1,454

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

 
Macedonia
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.67
MKD39.63
$0.73
BIF2,148
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.49
MKD206.00
$6.06
BIF17,904
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MKD266.06
$2.75
BIF8,129

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Macedonia
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
MKD313.35
??
Monthly public transit pass $24.47
MKD1,445.03
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
??

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pay 20.3% less for housing

 
Macedonia
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.42
MKD969.76
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $243.32
MKD14,367.79
$289.31
BIF854,361
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.36
MKD10,649.91
$73.09
BIF215,849

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Macedonia
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.27
MKD13,301.69
$105.93
BIF312,821
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Macedonia
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.78
MKD105.28
$1.23
BIF3,635
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.56
MKD92.20
$2.95
BIF8,724
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.74
MKD161.81
$2.43
BIF7,162

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Macedonia
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
??

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