Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 11.0% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
|
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