Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 9.0% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 38.0% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$2.86 LKR846.66	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$6.80 LKR2,009.02	+53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$0.71 LKR209.03	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$0.35 LKR104.04	-66.3%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$0.56 LKR166.59	-16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$6.21 LKR1,836.59	+78.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$6.31 LKR1,866.04	+40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$2.18 LKR643.88	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$2.29 LKR677.73	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$3.04 LKR897.56	+664.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$0.44 LKR131.10	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$2.56 LKR757.51	+411.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$0.50 LKR147.63	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$0.48 LKR142.51	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$0.44 LKR130.87	+2.1%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$4.84 LKR1,429.48	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$10.76 LKR3,180.94	-56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$32,478.81 LKR9,601,668.69	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$3.09 LKR912.67	-43.5%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Macedonia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$13.80 LKR4,079.56	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$163.33 LKR48,286.18	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$123.34 LKR36,463.65	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$30.68 LKR9,070.53	-69.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$26.94 LKR7,964.32	-88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$475.05 LKR140,439.89	-74.8%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$2.00 LKR591.94	+12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$2.35 LKR694.63	+50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$8.91 LKR2,633.25	+225.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$14.75 LKR4,361.89	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$3.23 LKR954.28	-31.9%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 38.0% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$29.58 LKR8,743.24	-41.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$19.20 LKR5,676.91	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$65.72 LKR19,428.61	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$33.57 LKR9,923.66	-59.4%
Average			-38.0%

Macedonia vs. Sri Lanka - 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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