Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 32.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
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