Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Switzerland

Switzerland vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 5.1 times more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 13.8 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Switzerland are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

Switzerland vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$27.66 CHF24.45	+430.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$16.97 CHF15.00	+282.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$4.67 CHF4.13	+216.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$4.13 CHF3.65	+295.4%
Average			+306.3%

Macedonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$3.64 CHF3.22	+443.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$13.22 CHF11.69	+278.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$7.31 CHF6.46	+62.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$6.80 CHF6.01	+229.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$12.89 CHF11.39	+359.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$1.52 CHF1.34	+281.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$1.03 CHF0.91	+76.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$1.31 CHF1.16	+162.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$2.85 CHF2.52	+327.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$1.12 CHF0.99	+189.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$1.07 CHF0.94	+146.5%
Average			+232.3%

Macedonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Macedonia	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$7.83 CHF6.93	+47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$114.11 CHF100.87	+366.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$36,806.66 CHF32,535.94	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$42.03 CHF37.16	+669.4%
Average			+276.0%

Macedonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$53.46 CHF47.25	+225.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$1,622.75 CHF1,434.46	+566.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$1,411.84 CHF1,248.02	+682.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$180.02 CHF159.13	+77.4%
Average			+388.1%

Macedonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of housing

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pay 13.8 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$2,587.05 CHF2,286.87	+1048.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$30,321.56 CHF26,803.32	+1510.3%
Average			+1279.3%

Macedonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$7.82 CHF6.92	+338.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$5.42 CHF4.79	+247.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$10.09 CHF8.92	+268.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$88.49 CHF78.22	+252.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$21.15 CHF18.69	+345.9%
Average			+290.6%

Macedonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Macedonia	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$121.70 CHF107.58	+142.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$61.65 CHF54.50	+84.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$136.06 CHF120.27	+88.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$176.75 CHF156.24	+113.6%
Average			+107.2%

Macedonia vs. Switzerland - 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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