Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 8.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Macedonia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Macedonia are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 38.6% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,587.77	$5.21 MKD296.95	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP27,712.46	$4.44 MKD252.63	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,283.78	$1.47 MKD83.98	+88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,492.39	$1.04 MKD59.44	+75.3%
Average			+38.6%

Colombia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Colombia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,322.64	$0.67 MKD38.22	-47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,059.47	$3.49 MKD198.65	+61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,243.99	$4.51 MKD256.57	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,458.56	$2.07 MKD117.59	+2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,161.56	$2.81 MKD159.91	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,484.89	$0.40 MKD22.61	-63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,903.68	$0.58 MKD33.29	+28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,309.82	$0.50 MKD28.55	-9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,914.65	$0.67 MKD38.00	+45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,094.79	$0.39 MKD22.00	-22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,895.76	$0.43 MKD24.69	-4.3%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Colombia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,782.95	$5.31 MKD302.18	+73.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP143,601.30	$24.47 MKD1,393.52	-28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP73,844,388.48	$30,527.06 MKD1,738,304.85	+73.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP59,007.33	$5.46 MKD311.09	-61.2%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Colombia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP95,749.51	$16.42 MKD935.19	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,140,178.56	$243.32 MKD13,855.63	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP987,231.63	$180.36 MKD10,270.27	-23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP277,927.58	$101.51 MKD5,780.02	+52.9%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	Colombia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP797,980.21	$225.27 MKD12,827.53	+18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,267,587.49	$1,883.00 MKD107,223.82	-56.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,829.57	$1.78 MKD101.53	+54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,877.46	$1.56 MKD88.91	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,758.75	$2.74 MKD156.04	+30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP93,983.34	$25.10 MKD1,429.04	+11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,293.16	$4.74 MKD270.05	+29.8%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Colombia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP217,729.96	$50.12 MKD2,854.22	-3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP159,989.30	$33.45 MKD1,904.62	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP341,555.41	$72.27 MKD4,115.55	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP289,158.37	$82.74 MKD4,711.29	+19.8%
Average			-1.9%

Colombia vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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