Cost of living comparison
Togo is 28.4% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
$0.95
F CFA593
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
$1.36
F CFA845
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
$1.54
F CFA960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
|
pay 48.7% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
$0.82
F CFA508
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
|
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