Cost of living comparison
Peru is 27.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
|
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