Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 28.5% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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