Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 27.5% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
$8.86
BGN16.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
$7.63
BGN14.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
$1.19
BGN2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
$4.65
BGN8.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
$6.10
BGN11.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
$0.73
BGN1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
$5.44
BGN10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
$22.97
BGN43.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
$29,917.67
BGN56,100.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
$6.49
BGN12.17
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
$12.17
BGN22.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
$301.56
BGN565.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
$232.85
BGN436.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
$77.06
BGN144.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
$365.01
BGN684.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,688.67
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
$1.76
BGN3.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
$3.23
BGN6.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
$28.54
BGN53.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
$6.67
BGN12.50
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
$44.59
BGN83.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
$28.98
BGN54.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
$75.86
BGN142.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
$76.78
BGN143.98
|
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