Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 16.9% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 58.9% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 24.2% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 55.0% more in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	$5.21 MKD296.95	-36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	$4.44 MKD252.63	-59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD374.98	$1.47 MKD83.98	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$1.04 MKD59.44	-58.2%
Average			-44.0%

Liberia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD330.68	$0.67 MKD38.22	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	$3.49 MKD198.65	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	$4.51 MKD256.57	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD725.57	$2.07 MKD117.59	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD895.25	$2.81 MKD159.91	-37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD148.47	$0.40 MKD22.61	-46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD515.70	$0.58 MKD33.29	-77.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD790.69	$0.50 MKD28.55	-87.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD636.05	$0.67 MKD38.00	-79.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD205.97	$0.39 MKD22.00	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD774.97	$0.43 MKD24.69	-88.8%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD806.25	$5.31 MKD302.18	+31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	$24.47 MKD1,393.52	+22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	$30,527.06 MKD1,738,304.85	+502.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	$5.46 MKD311.09	-57.0%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 24.2% less for housing

	Liberia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	$16.42 MKD935.19	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	$243.32 MKD13,855.63	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	$180.36 MKD10,270.27	+100.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	$101.51 MKD5,780.02	-51.3%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	$225.27 MKD12,827.53	+203.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	$1,883.00 MKD107,223.82	+25.5%
Average			+114.3%

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pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$1.78 MKD101.53	-28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD624.97	$1.56 MKD88.91	-50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD999.96	$2.74 MKD156.04	-45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	$25.10 MKD1,429.04	-67.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	$4.74 MKD270.05	-51.4%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 55.0% more for clothing

	Liberia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	$50.12 MKD2,854.22	+172.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	$33.45 MKD1,904.62	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	$72.27 MKD4,115.55	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	$82.74 MKD4,711.29	+20.3%
Average			+55.0%

Liberia 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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