Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 86.3% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 93.0% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$115.51
€106.22
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