Cost of living comparison
Veles is 53.4% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.4% less in Veles
- Groceries
-
pay 43.8% less in Veles
- Transportation
-
pay 23.3% less in Veles
- Housing
-
pay 67.7% less in Veles
- Childcare
-
pay 76.2% less in Veles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.0% less in Veles
- Clothing
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pay 46.4% less in Veles
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Veles.
If you lived in Veles instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Veles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$4.52
MKD238.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$4.35
MKD229.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.39
|
$1.26
MKD66.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.54
|
$0.80
MKD42.33
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Veles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
$0.51
MKD26.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€5.92
|
$1.49
MKD78.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.77
|
$3.86
MKD203.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.61
|
$2.15
MKD113.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.24
|
$1.81
MKD95.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.46
MKD24.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.61
MKD32.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$0.54
MKD28.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.75
MKD39.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.42
MKD22.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.70
|
$0.57
MKD30.13
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Veles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.80
|
$5.32
MKD280.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.68
|
$49.74
MKD2,619.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,592.15
|
$26,862.08
MKD1,414,689.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€12.74
|
$5.57
MKD293.21
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Veles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€27.24
|
$11.81
MKD622.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,256.64
|
$213.83
MKD11,261.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€919.41
|
$167.83
MKD8,838.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€111.24
|
$80.78
MKD4,254.19
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Veles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€485.55
|
$206.33
MKD10,866.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,614.43
|
$1,113.50
MKD58,642.39
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Veles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.21
|
$1.39
MKD73.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.21
|
$1.43
MKD75.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$2.78
MKD146.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€36.88
|
$23.49
MKD1,236.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$3.23
MKD170.22
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Veles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€77.42
|
$20.88
MKD1,099.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€31.84
|
$17.40
MKD916.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€83.73
|
$69.59
MKD3,665.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€103.86
|
$89.00
MKD4,687.25
|
|
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