Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 4.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.55
|
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.06
|
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.96
|
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.71
|
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.63
|
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.66
|
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.84
|
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.26
|
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$229.01
|
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.88
|
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.76
|
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.86
|
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.32
|
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
|
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