Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 78.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 91.9% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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