Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 37.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
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