Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 55.5% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 94.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 63.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 47.9% more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$4.90 F CFA2,957	-6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$9.43 F CFA5,687	+112.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$1.31 F CFA788	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$1.63 F CFA986	+56.5%
Average			+37.9%

Macedonia vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.7% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$0.90 F CFA543	+34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$7.28 F CFA4,389	+108.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$6.18 F CFA3,731	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$4.90 F CFA2,957	+137.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$5.93 F CFA3,576	+111.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+366.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$0.44 F CFA268	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+269.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$0.07 F CFA45	-88.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$0.59 F CFA358	+53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$0.59 F CFA358	+36.7%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$4.52 F CFA2,726	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$25.57 F CFA15,425	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$32,027.10 F CFA19,318,955	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$6.94 F CFA4,189	+27.1%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Macedonia	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$45.27 F CFA27,306	+175.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$433.95 F CFA261,764	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$225.47 F CFA136,006	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$75.86 F CFA45,759	-25.3%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$765.65 F CFA461,844	+239.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,901	+22.5%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$1.55 F CFA936	-12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$2.04 F CFA1,232	+30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$1.63 F CFA986	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$57.19 F CFA34,495	+127.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$1.63 F CFA986	-65.5%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$89.86 F CFA54,207	+79.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$57.19 F CFA34,495	+71.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$81.69 F CFA49,279	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$106.20 F CFA64,062	+28.4%
Average			+47.9%

Macedonia vs. Guinea-Bissau - 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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