Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 8.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
$8.05
BYN26.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
$2.81
BYN9.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
$12.76
BYN41.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,421.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
$10.23
BYN33.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
$263.08
BYN863.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
$174.05
BYN571.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
$41.27
BYN135.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
$301.44
BYN989.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,318.06
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
$1.64
BYN5.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
$31.35
BYN102.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
$3.68
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
$59.42
BYN195.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
$37.14
BYN121.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
$86.71
BYN284.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
$84.07
BYN275.95
|
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