Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 80.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 93.2% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
$8.25
LRD1,488.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
$11.00
LRD1,984.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
$1.88
LRD338.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
$1.65
LRD298.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
$5.91
LRD1,065.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
$6.08
LRD1,097.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
$3.63
LRD654.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
$4.48
LRD807.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
$0.74
LRD133.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
$2.58
LRD465.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
$3.95
LRD713.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
$3.18
LRD573.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
$1.03
LRD185.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
$3.88
LRD699.25
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
$4.03
LRD727.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
$20.00
LRD3,609.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
$5,069.87
LRD914,859.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
$12.69
LRD2,290.26
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
$93.25
LRD16,826.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
$666.67
LRD120,300.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
$90.00
LRD16,240.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
$208.46
LRD37,616.10
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
$74.33
LRD13,412.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
$1,500.00
LRD270,675.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
$3.12
LRD563.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
$5.00
LRD902.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
$76.25
LRD13,759.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
$9.75
LRD1,759.34
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
$18.41
LRD3,322.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
$33.75
LRD6,090.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
$56.25
LRD10,150.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
$68.75
LRD12,405.95
|
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