Cost of living comparison

Denmark

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 56.5% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 54.8% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 52.6% less in Macedonia
Housing: pay 59.4% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Macedonia

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK141.56	$5.21 MKD282.44	-75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.58 DKK82.57	$4.44 MKD240.29	-64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 DKK22.95	$1.47 MKD79.88	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 DKK17.03	$1.04 MKD56.53	-59.8%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

	Denmark	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.91 DKK19.10	$0.67 MKD36.35	-76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.83 DKK38.29	$3.49 MKD188.94	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 DKK47.40	$4.51 MKD244.03	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 DKK28.75	$2.07 MKD111.85	-52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74 DKK31.12	$2.81 MKD152.09	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 DKK8.38	$0.40 MKD21.50	-68.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 DKK8.79	$0.58 MKD31.67	-56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 DKK8.99	$0.50 MKD27.16	-63.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 DKK12.36	$0.67 MKD36.14	-64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK5.92	$0.39 MKD20.92	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 DKK5.08	$0.43 MKD23.49	-43.9%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 52.6% less for transportation

	Denmark	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 DKK50.40	$5.31 MKD287.41	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.44 DKK541.26	$24.47 MKD1,325.41	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,047.14 DKK295,756.35	$30,527.06 MKD1,653,346.46	-32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.62 DKK155.06	$5.46 MKD295.88	-76.9%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 59.4% less for housing

	Denmark	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.71 DKK221.32	$16.42 MKD889.48	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$967.90 DKK6,354.74	$243.32 MKD13,178.44	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$743.77 DKK4,883.24	$180.36 MKD9,768.32	-75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.10 DKK1,031.43	$101.51 MKD5,497.52	-35.4%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Denmark	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.88 DKK3,413.27	$225.27 MKD12,200.59	-56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,190.53 DKK47,209.34	$1,883.00 MKD101,983.34	-73.8%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.44 DKK48.87	$1.78 MKD96.56	-76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.51 DKK36.17	$1.56 MKD84.57	-71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.74 DKK57.38	$2.74 MKD148.41	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.95 DKK255.70	$25.10 MKD1,359.20	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.76 DKK110.02	$4.74 MKD256.85	-71.7%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Denmark	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.72 DKK615.30	$50.12 MKD2,714.72	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.81 DKK254.79	$33.45 MKD1,811.53	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.07 DKK689.86	$72.27 MKD3,914.40	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$155.42 DKK1,020.39	$82.74 MKD4,481.03	-46.8%
Average			-34.6%

Denmark 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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