Cost of living comparison

 North Korea
compared to
 Macedonia
Macedonia vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 22.9% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.9% less in Macedonia
Groceries
pay 18.3% less in Macedonia
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.2% less in Macedonia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Macedonia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of North Korea, you would:

pay 16.9% less for restaurants

 
North Korea
Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.21
MKD311.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.44
MKD264.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.47
MKD87.98

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pay 18.3% less for groceries

 
North Korea
Macedonia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.67
MKD40.03
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.49
MKD208.10
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$4.51
MKD268.77

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.31
MKD316.55
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.47
MKD1,459.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,527.06
MKD1,820,959.22

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Macedonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $16.42
MKD979.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$243.32
MKD14,514.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$180.36
MKD10,758.61

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $225.27
MKD13,437.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,883.00
MKD112,322.19

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$1.78
MKD106.35
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$1.56
MKD93.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.74
MKD163.46

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Macedonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $50.12
MKD2,989.93
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $33.45
MKD1,995.18
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $72.27
MKD4,311.23

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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: January 2025
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