Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 37.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
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