Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 42.5% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 79.6% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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