Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 14.0% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
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Mozambique
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
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