Cost of living comparison
Chile is 42.2% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
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