Cost of living comparison
Bitola is 57.6% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.9% less in Bitola
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% less in Bitola
- Transportation
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pay 49.3% less in Bitola
- Housing
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pay 58.8% less in Bitola
- Childcare
-
pay 82.8% less in Bitola
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.6% less in Bitola
- Clothing
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pay 26.9% less in Bitola
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bitola.
If you lived in Bitola instead of Paris, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Bitola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$4.52
MKD236.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
$4.35
MKD227.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.47
|
$1.51
MKD79.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.51
|
$0.99
MKD51.88
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Bitola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.70
|
$0.78
MKD40.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.54
|
$4.57
MKD238.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.59
|
$5.07
MKD264.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.12
|
$2.15
MKD112.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.37
|
$3.06
MKD159.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.34
|
$0.46
MKD23.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.61
MKD31.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.27
|
$0.55
MKD28.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.51
|
$0.75
MKD39.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.42
MKD21.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$0.57
MKD29.89
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Bitola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.50
|
$5.32
MKD277.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€78.62
|
$15.66
MKD817.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,752.51
|
$30,658.60
MKD1,601,508.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.09
|
$5.57
MKD290.83
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Paris
|
Bitola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.57
|
$16.45
MKD859.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,160.78
|
$360.87
MKD18,850.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€897.70
|
$232.54
MKD12,147.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€159.92
|
$127.48
MKD6,659.05
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Bitola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€642.06
|
$206.59
MKD10,791.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,535.03
|
$1,113.50
MKD58,165.74
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bitola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$1.96
MKD102.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.66
|
$1.60
MKD83.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.37
|
$2.78
MKD145.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€30.97
|
$20.73
MKD1,082.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$4.35
MKD227.21
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Paris
|
Bitola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.13
|
$73.64
MKD3,846.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.54
|
$45.66
MKD2,385.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€94.70
|
$70.89
MKD3,703.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€126.48
|
$89.15
MKD4,657.16
|
|
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