Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 1.0% cheaper than Macedonia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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