Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 11.9% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
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