Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 6.2% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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