Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 79.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
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