Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 44.4% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 53.7% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 44.5% more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Mongolia are more expensive than in Macedonia. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Mongolia. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	+9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-50.0%
Average			-21.6%

Macedonia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+95.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+325.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+123.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+281.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+120.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+5.0%
Average			+88.1%

Macedonia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-3.0%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 53.7% more for housing

	Macedonia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+129.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+137.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-42.2%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+308.4%
Average			+138.1%

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pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+138.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-3.8%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 44.5% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+71.9%
Average			+44.5%

Macedonia vs. Mongolia - 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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