Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 37.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
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