Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 11.8% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
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