Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 64.9% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 58.1% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
|
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