Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 0.7% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.90
|
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.66
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.93
|
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.45
|
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.31
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.18
|
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.28
|
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.67
|
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,210.29
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.37
|
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.31
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,294.01
|
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL887.25
|
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.99
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL547.33
|
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,522.31
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.23
|
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.72
|
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.01
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.99
|
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.32
|
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.92
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.25
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL274.15
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL283.10
|
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
|
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