Cost of living comparison

Libya

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 3.6 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 47.4% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 12.3 times more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.5% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 35.4% more in Macedonia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Macedonia are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Libya	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.61 LYD22.280	$5.21 MKD296.13	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.10 LYD19.800	$4.44 MKD251.93	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 LYD2.300	$1.47 MKD83.75	+210.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.13 LYD0.640	$1.04 MKD59.27	+683.3%
Average			+228.8%

Libya vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.4% more for groceries

	Libya	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.29 LYD1.420	$0.67 MKD38.11	+127.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.75 LYD13.310	$3.49 MKD198.10	+26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 LYD17.150	$4.51 MKD255.86	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 LYD8.140	$2.07 MKD117.27	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 LYD7.540	$2.81 MKD159.47	+80.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 LYD3.420	$0.40 MKD22.54	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 LYD2.890	$0.58 MKD33.20	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 LYD2.040	$0.50 MKD28.48	+18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LYD1.180	$0.67 MKD37.89	+173.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 LYD1.330	$0.39 MKD21.94	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 LYD1.390	$0.43 MKD24.62	+51.1%
Average			+47.4%

Libya vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3 times more for transportation

	Libya	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.12 LYD0.560	$5.31 MKD301.34	+4462.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.74 LYD114.720	$24.47 MKD1,389.65	+3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,046.81 LYD77,550.070	$30,527.06 MKD1,733,477.33	+90.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.88 LYD52.590	$5.46 MKD310.22	-49.8%
Average			+1126.5%

Libya vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Libya	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.85 LYD144.280	$16.42 MKD932.59	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.92 LYD927.510	$243.32 MKD13,817.15	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.81 LYD525.840	$180.36 MKD10,241.75	+65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.03 LYD82.310	$101.51 MKD5,763.97	+496.0%
Average			+135.9%

Libya vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Libya	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.75 LYD283.940	$225.27 MKD12,791.90	+283.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,219.10 LYD5,891.600	$1,883.00 MKD106,926.05	+54.5%
Average			+168.9%

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pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Libya	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.68 LYD3.300	$1.78 MKD101.25	+161.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.63 LYD3.030	$1.56 MKD88.67	+148.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 LYD11.260	$2.74 MKD155.61	+17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.64 LYD123.920	$25.10 MKD1,425.07	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.44 LYD21.450	$4.74 MKD269.30	+6.8%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 35.4% more for clothing

	Libya	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.50 LYD157.040	$50.12 MKD2,846.29	+54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.80 LYD158.510	$33.45 MKD1,899.33	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.23 LYD218.600	$72.27 MKD4,104.12	+59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 LYD318.870	$82.74 MKD4,698.20	+25.4%
Average			+35.4%

Libya 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: March 2025

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