Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 54.4% cheaper than Israel overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.7% less in Macedonia
- Groceries
-
pay 42.8% less in Macedonia
- Transportation
-
pay 39.8% less in Macedonia
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% less in Macedonia
- Childcare
-
pay 79.2% less in Macedonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.2% less in Macedonia
- Clothing
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pay 37.2% less in Macedonia
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Macedonia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪63.54
|
$5.21
MKD275.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪49.46
|
$4.44
MKD234.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪8.76
|
$1.47
MKD77.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪6.88
|
$1.04
MKD55.18
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Israel
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪7.53
|
$0.67
MKD35.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪23.30
|
$3.49
MKD184.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪22.72
|
$4.51
MKD238.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪12.55
|
$2.07
MKD109.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪15.10
|
$2.81
MKD148.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪4.66
|
$0.40
MKD20.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.03
|
$0.58
MKD30.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.65
|
$0.50
MKD26.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.01
|
$0.67
MKD35.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.12
|
$0.39
MKD20.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.02
|
$0.43
MKD22.92
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Israel
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪24.00
|
$5.31
MKD280.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪187.55
|
$24.47
MKD1,293.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪128,766.85
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,613,855.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪42.66
|
$5.46
MKD288.81
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Israel
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪90.32
|
$16.42
MKD868.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,347.51
|
$243.32
MKD12,863.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪2,914.09
|
$180.36
MKD9,535.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪551.36
|
$101.51
MKD5,366.21
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Israel
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪2,950.80
|
$225.27
MKD11,909.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪39,661.63
|
$1,883.00
MKD99,547.41
|
|
pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪26.66
|
$1.78
MKD94.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪12.33
|
$1.56
MKD82.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪32.35
|
$2.74
MKD144.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪215.34
|
$25.10
MKD1,326.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪38.53
|
$4.74
MKD250.71
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Israel
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪279.76
|
$50.12
MKD2,649.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪179.36
|
$33.45
MKD1,768.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪378.38
|
$72.27
MKD3,820.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪432.17
|
$82.74
MKD4,373.99
|
|
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