Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 53.6% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
|
Faroe Islands
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.84
DKK161.64
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.35
DKK136.97
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
DKK21.34
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
|
Faroe Islands
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.20
DKK50.98
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
DKK39.82
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
DKK56.75
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
DKK33.84
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
DKK41.53
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
DKK6.92
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.23
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.54
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK10.15
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
|
Faroe Islands
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
DKK51.47
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.08
DKK432.35
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.35
DKK5,558.73
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$790.49
DKK5,595.10
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.06
DKK665.79
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Faroe Islands
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Faroe Islands
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
DKK43.23
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.06
DKK71.21
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.02
DKK354.02
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.09
DKK106.82
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$141.28
DKK1,000.00
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.30
DKK356.05
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.12
DKK1,034.25
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.22
DKK1,424.21
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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