Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 25.0% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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