Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Haiti vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 2.3 times more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.5% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.4% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 82.8% more in Haiti

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Haiti are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 91.5% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD293.75	$12.00 HTG1,572.62	+130.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD249.91	$11.39 HTG1,492.15	+156.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.08	$2.00 HTG262.10	+35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD58.80	$1.50 HTG196.58	+43.7%
Average			+91.5%

Macedonia vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.80	$2.50 HTG327.63	+272.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD196.51	$5.00 HTG655.26	+43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD253.80	$5.68 HTG744.13	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.33	$2.80 HTG366.33	+35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.18	$6.91 HTG905.35	+146.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.36	$2.27 HTG297.22	+471.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD32.93	$0.54 HTG71.33	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.25	$0.45 HTG59.44	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.59	$0.45 HTG59.44	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.76	$2.27 HTG297.22	+487.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.43	$1.27 HTG166.44	+192.9%
Average			+147.8%

Macedonia vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD298.92	$2.01 HTG263.00	-62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,378.48	$20.00 HTG2,621.04	-18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,719,549.09	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,812.37	+14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD307.73	$3.58 HTG469.17	-34.5%
Average			-25.1%

Macedonia vs. Haiti - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD925.10	$165.98 HTG21,752.08	+910.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,706.13	$910.00 HTG119,257.12	+274.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,159.46	$890.00 HTG116,636.09	+393.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,717.65	$76.47 HTG10,021.61	-24.7%
Average			+388.4%

Macedonia vs. Haiti - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,689.12	$100.00 HTG13,105.18	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,066.91	$6,867.80 HTG900,037.66	+264.7%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.43	$5.00 HTG655.26	+180.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD87.95	$1.65 HTG215.93	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.35	$2.00 HTG262.10	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,413.62	$69.54 HTG9,113.54	+177.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD267.13	$10.00 HTG1,310.52	+110.9%
Average			+89.4%

Macedonia vs. Haiti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 82.8% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,823.42	$80.00 HTG10,484.14	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,884.07	$75.00 HTG9,828.88	+124.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,071.14	$120.00 HTG15,726.21	+66.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,660.45	$150.00 HTG19,657.77	+81.3%
Average			+82.8%

Macedonia vs. Haiti - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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