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South Africa vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 27.7% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 67.3% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 45.8% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in South Africa

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in South Africa are more expensive than in Macedonia.

South Africa vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD305.61	$8.97 ZAR164.84	+72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD260.00	$4.77 ZAR87.65	+7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD86.43	$0.95 ZAR17.54	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD61.17	$0.74 ZAR13.61	-29.0%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Macedonia	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD39.33	$0.99 ZAR18.20	+47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD204.45	$3.67 ZAR67.52	+5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD264.05	$4.20 ZAR77.14	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD121.02	$2.23 ZAR40.92	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD164.57	$2.03 ZAR37.26	-27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD23.26	$0.68 ZAR12.44	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD34.26	$0.62 ZAR11.34	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD29.39	$0.64 ZAR11.79	+28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD39.11	$0.70 ZAR12.83	+4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD22.64	$0.55 ZAR10.17	+43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD25.41	$0.61 ZAR11.18	+40.4%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Macedonia	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD310.99	$4.99 ZAR91.66	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,434.16	$52.31 ZAR961.09	+113.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,788,995.98	$20,607.77 ZAR378,617.85	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD320.16	$8.55 ZAR157.06	+56.5%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 67.3% more for housing

	Macedonia	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD962.46	$41.37 ZAR760.06	+151.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD14,259.68	$382.55 ZAR7,028.50	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,569.77	$326.35 ZAR5,995.84	+80.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,948.57	$80.40 ZAR1,477.12	-20.8%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 45.8% more for childcare

	Macedonia	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD13,201.60	$174.12 ZAR3,198.97	-22.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD110,350.60	$4,033.53 ZAR74,106.30	+114.2%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD104.49	$2.11 ZAR38.73	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD91.51	$1.88 ZAR34.59	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD160.59	$2.90 ZAR53.36	+6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,470.71	$29.50 ZAR542.00	+17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD277.92	$6.62 ZAR121.65	+39.6%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Macedonia	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,937.45	$47.72 ZAR876.65	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,960.16	$32.06 ZAR589.01	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,235.56	$90.39 ZAR1,660.68	+25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,848.67	$81.37 ZAR1,494.92	-1.7%
Average			+3.6%

Macedonia vs. South Africa - 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: February 2025

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