Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 22.8% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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