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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
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