Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 2.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
|
pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
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