Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

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Macedonia vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 17.3% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 73.5% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 40.9% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 28.3% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Macedonia

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Macedonia are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,265.00	$5.21 MKD282.47	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,113.78	$4.44 MKD240.31	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT470.03	$1.47 MKD79.89	+61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT254.17	$1.04 MKD56.54	+111.8%
Average			+27.5%

Kazakhstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT203.94	$0.67 MKD36.35	+69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,339.40	$3.49 MKD188.96	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,089.92	$4.51 MKD244.06	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT785.85	$2.07 MKD111.86	+35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,074.53	$2.81 MKD152.11	+34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT301.68	$0.40 MKD21.50	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT426.24	$0.58 MKD31.67	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT441.15	$0.50 MKD27.16	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT424.86	$0.67 MKD36.14	-19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT117.45	$0.39 MKD20.92	+69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT103.10	$0.43 MKD23.49	+116.9%
Average			+17.5%

Kazakhstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.5% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT950.07	$5.31 MKD287.44	+188.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,602.21	$24.47 MKD1,325.55	+66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,155,334.88	$30,527.06 MKD1,653,521.07	+41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,853.43	$5.46 MKD295.91	-1.3%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 40.9% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,971.19	$16.42 MKD889.58	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT178,191.92	$243.32 MKD13,179.84	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT127,929.29	$180.36 MKD9,769.35	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,788.23	$101.51 MKD5,498.10	+178.6%
Average			+40.9%

Kazakhstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 28.3% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT105,662.83	$225.27 MKD12,201.88	+9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,886,006.16	$1,883.00 MKD101,994.11	-66.4%
Average			-28.3%

Kazakhstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of childcare

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT615.37	$1.78 MKD96.58	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,016.31	$1.56 MKD84.58	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT997.43	$2.74 MKD148.43	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT19,177.28	$25.10 MKD1,359.34	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,301.49	$4.74 MKD256.88	+6.3%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT36,553.14	$50.12 MKD2,715.01	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,294.23	$33.45 MKD1,811.73	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT50,064.09	$72.27 MKD3,914.81	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT41,606.86	$82.74 MKD4,481.50	+2.5%
Average			-18.8%

Kazakhstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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