Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 79.0% more expensive than Iran overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.2% more in Macedonia
- Groceries
-
pay 48.7% more in Macedonia
- Transportation
-
pay 65.5% more in Macedonia
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Macedonia
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Macedonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 85.0% more in Macedonia
- Clothing
-
pay 15.0% more in Macedonia
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Macedonia are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macedonia.
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
IRR158,537
|
$5.21
MKD296.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
$4.44
MKD252.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
$1.47
MKD83.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
$1.04
MKD59.44
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
$0.67
MKD38.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
$3.49
MKD198.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
$4.51
MKD256.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
$2.07
MKD117.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
$2.81
MKD159.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
$0.40
MKD22.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
$0.58
MKD33.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
$0.50
MKD28.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
$0.67
MKD38.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
$0.39
MKD22.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
$0.43
MKD24.69
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
$5.31
MKD302.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
$24.47
MKD1,393.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,738,304.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
$5.46
MKD311.09
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
$16.42
MKD935.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
$243.32
MKD13,855.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
$180.36
MKD10,270.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
$101.51
MKD5,780.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
$225.27
MKD12,827.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
$1,883.00
MKD107,223.82
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
$1.78
MKD101.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
$1.56
MKD88.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
$2.74
MKD156.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
$25.10
MKD1,429.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
$4.74
MKD270.05
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
$50.12
MKD2,854.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
$33.45
MKD1,904.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
$72.27
MKD4,115.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
$82.74
MKD4,711.29
|
|
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