Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 53.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.19
|
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.64
|
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.65
|
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
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