Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 4.6% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
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