Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 2.4% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 27.4% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 59.7% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 14.1% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Macedonia

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Macedonia are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including clothing, groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$5.21 MKD296.95	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$4.44 MKD252.63	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.47 MKD83.98	+75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$1.04 MKD59.44	+100.0%
Average			+42.5%

Mongolia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.67 MKD38.22	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$3.49 MKD198.65	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$4.51 MKD256.57	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.07 MKD117.59	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.81 MKD159.91	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.40 MKD22.61	-76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.58 MKD33.29	-55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.50 MKD28.55	-73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.67 MKD38.00	-54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.39 MKD22.00	+26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.43 MKD24.69	-4.8%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 59.7% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$5.31 MKD302.18	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$24.47 MKD1,393.52	+202.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$30,527.06 MKD1,738,304.85	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$5.46 MKD311.09	+3.1%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$16.42 MKD935.19	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$243.32 MKD13,855.63	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$180.36 MKD10,270.27	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$101.51 MKD5,780.02	+73.1%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$225.27 MKD12,827.53	+47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$1,883.00 MKD107,223.82	-75.5%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.78 MKD101.53	+1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.56 MKD88.91	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.74 MKD156.04	+55.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$25.10 MKD1,429.04	-58.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$4.74 MKD270.05	+4.0%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$50.12 MKD2,854.22	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$33.45 MKD1,904.62	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$72.27 MKD4,115.55	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$82.74 MKD4,711.29	-41.8%
Average			-29.6%

Mongolia vs. Macedonia - 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: April 2025

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