Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 17.0% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of China, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
China
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
|
China
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
|
China
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
|
China
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
China
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
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