South Korea is 2.4 times more expensive than Macedonia.

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

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pay 3.0% more for restaurants

 
Macedonia
South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.21
MKD307.93
$6.16
₩8,651
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.44
MKD261.97
$5.24
₩7,358
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
MKD87.09
$1.47
₩2,067

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

 
Macedonia
South Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.67
MKD39.63
$3.08
₩4,321
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.49
MKD206.00
$5.40
₩7,591
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MKD266.06
$7.46
₩10,475

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pay 26.5% more for transportation

 
Macedonia
South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
MKD313.35
$4.39
₩6,169
Monthly public transit pass $24.47
MKD1,445.03
$45.32
₩63,647
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166

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pay 43.7% more for housing

 
Macedonia
South Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.42
MKD969.76
$17.65
₩24,795
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $243.32
MKD14,367.79
$426.93
₩599,630
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.36
MKD10,649.91
$328.41
₩461,260

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

 
Macedonia
South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.27
MKD13,301.69
$373.40
₩524,445
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
$22,907.58
₩32,173,919

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pay 80.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Macedonia
South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.78
MKD105.28
$3.09
₩4,346
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.56
MKD92.20
$3.39
₩4,760
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.74
MKD161.81
$3.21
₩4,514

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

 
Macedonia
South Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
$60.70
₩85,260
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
$44.52
₩62,532
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
$72.99
₩102,518

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