Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 16.1% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 2.9% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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