Cost of living comparison

Skopje, Macedonia

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 51.3% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 75.5% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in N'djamena

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in N'djamena are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in N'djamena. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 20.3% less for restaurants

	Skopje	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 MKD356.46	$8.17 FCFA4,927	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 MKD297.22	$4.29 FCFA2,586	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MKD100.22	$0.90 FCFA544	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MKD70.14	$0.68 FCFA408	-45.1%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 75.5% more for groceries

	Skopje	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD38.16	$0.33 FCFA197	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 MKD225.16	$1.63 FCFA985	-58.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD254.86	$11.03 FCFA6,653	+146.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD120.35	$2.16 FCFA1,306	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MKD209.71	$2.96 FCFA1,788	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.49	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+396.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.22	$0.78 FCFA470	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD32.40	$1.73 FCFA1,043	+203.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD44.56	$1.06 FCFA641	+35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.91	$0.69 FCFA417	+88.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.72	$0.69 FCFA417	+53.1%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

	Skopje	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 MKD307.69	$3.92 FCFA2,365	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	$81.69 FCFA49,274	+213.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54	$11,273.85 FCFA6,799,838	-64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD336.85	$3.68 FCFA2,217	-37.9%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Skopje	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	$190.62 FCFA114,973	+933.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	$1,386.33 FCFA836,168	+292.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	$179.73 FCFA108,403	-31.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	$187.42 FCFA113,041	+74.7%
Average			+317.4%

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	Skopje	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	$35.95 FCFA21,681	-87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	$1,633.89 FCFA985,484	-58.2%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 MKD118.89	$1.23 FCFA739	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 MKD111.61	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD158.52	$0.94 FCFA567	-66.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	$130.71 FCFA78,839	+272.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.09 MKD346.75	$4.90 FCFA2,956	-19.5%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Skopje	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	$32.68 FCFA19,710	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	$61.27 FCFA36,956	+76.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	$53.10 FCFA32,028	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	$106.20 FCFA64,056	+11.9%
Average			+1.8%

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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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