Cost of living comparison

Prilep, Macedonia

compared to

Canberra, Australia

Canberra vs. Prilep Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 4.9 times more expensive than Prilep.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 7.7 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 11.3 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 75.9% more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Canberra are more expensive than in Prilep. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Prilep Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Prilep, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Prilep	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MKD338.20	$19.77 A$31.46	+216.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.48 MKD188.48	$9.89 A$15.73	+184.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 MKD75.39	$2.76 A$4.40	+98.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 MKD61.26	$2.32 A$3.68	+104.8%
Average			+151.0%

Prilep vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Prilep	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD36.29	$2.59 A$4.11	+285.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 MKD196.33	$5.39 A$8.58	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD242.43	$6.59 A$10.49	+47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 MKD93.11	$4.63 A$7.37	+169.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 MKD147.26	$4.12 A$6.55	+51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 MKD19.24	$1.62 A$2.58	+355.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.07	$1.34 A$2.14	+168.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MKD20.66	$1.57 A$2.49	+310.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MKD28.50	$2.46 A$3.92	+368.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MKD18.52	$1.25 A$1.99	+265.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 MKD20.66	$1.11 A$1.77	+191.7%
Average			+205.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Prilep	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.37 MKD290.74	$5.07 A$8.07	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.40 MKD942.40	$118.63 A$188.74	+581.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,696,319.29	$29,276.08 A$46,580.88	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD320.42	$17.66 A$28.10	+198.6%
Average			+192.1%

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pay 7.7 times more for housing

	Prilep	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.66 MKD848.16	$65.39 A$104.04	+317.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$156.59 MKD8,481.60	$1,783.31 A$2,837.40	+1038.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.39 MKD5,654.40	$1,413.05 A$2,248.28	+1253.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.79 MKD5,404.94	$183.02 A$291.20	+83.4%
Average			+673.4%

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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

	Prilep	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$191.38 MKD10,366.40	$1,847.17 A$2,939.01	+865.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,113.50 MKD60,313.57	$14,503.36 A$23,076.16	+1202.5%
Average			+1033.8%

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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Prilep	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 MKD84.82	$7.25 A$11.53	+363.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.44 MKD77.75	$3.68 A$5.86	+156.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 MKD141.36	$26.36 A$41.94	+910.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.66 MKD848.16	$65.69 A$104.52	+319.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 MKD226.18	$14.33 A$22.81	+243.3%
Average			+398.5%

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pay 75.9% more for clothing

	Prilep	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20 MKD2,827.20	$86.77 A$138.06	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,884.80	$72.18 A$114.85	+107.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.29 MKD4,240.80	$119.51 A$190.16	+52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 MKD4,712.00	$154.17 A$245.31	+77.2%
Average			+75.9%

Prilep vs. Canberra - 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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