Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 54.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 28.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 98.0% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$13.07 FCFA7,885	+150.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$12.25 FCFA7,392	+176.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$1.23 FCFA739	-16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$1.23 FCFA739	+17.4%
Average			+81.8%

Macedonia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$3.24 FCFA1,956	+383.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$3.37 FCFA2,030	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$9.69 FCFA5,845	+115.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$2.94 FCFA1,774	+42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$3.10 FCFA1,869	+10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+460.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$1.48 FCFA894	+153.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+343.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$1.48 FCFA894	+122.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$1.85 FCFA1,118	+379.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+412.7%
Average			+219.9%

Macedonia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$3.09 FCFA1,865	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$26.38 FCFA15,912	+7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$33,034.81 FCFA19,926,813	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$7.35 FCFA4,435	+34.6%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 28.0% less for housing

	Macedonia	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$16.34 FCFA9,856	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$204.24 FCFA123,197	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$114.37 FCFA68,990	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$41.86 FCFA25,248	-58.8%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$65.36 FCFA39,423	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$326.78 FCFA197,115	-82.6%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$1.63 FCFA986	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$5.72 FCFA3,450	+266.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$4.52 FCFA2,725	+64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$49.02 FCFA29,567	+95.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$5.39 FCFA3,249	+13.6%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 98.0% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$24.51 FCFA14,784	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$102.12 FCFA61,598	+205.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$245.08 FCFA147,836	+239.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$81.69 FCFA49,279	-1.3%
Average			+98.0%

Macedonia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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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