Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 89.3% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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