Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 29.0% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 69.1% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
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