Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 69.0% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% less in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 65.6% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 53.8% less in Macedonia
Housing: pay 71.3% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 92.5% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.1% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 51.1% less in Macedonia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Switzerland, you would:

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pay 74.5% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF24.37	$5.21 MKD296.95	-81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF14.94	$4.44 MKD252.63	-73.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF4.12	$1.47 MKD83.98	-68.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.64	$1.04 MKD59.44	-74.7%
Average			-74.5%

Switzerland vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.6% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF3.21	$0.67 MKD38.22	-81.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF11.64	$3.49 MKD198.65	-73.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.44	$4.51 MKD256.57	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF5.99	$2.07 MKD117.59	-69.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF11.35	$2.81 MKD159.91	-78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.34	$0.40 MKD22.61	-73.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.91	$0.58 MKD33.29	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.16	$0.50 MKD28.55	-61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.51	$0.67 MKD38.00	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF0.98	$0.39 MKD22.00	-65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.94	$0.43 MKD24.69	-59.4%
Average			-65.6%

Switzerland vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.8% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF6.90	$5.31 MKD302.18	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF100.51	$24.47 MKD1,393.52	-78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF32,418.16	$30,527.06 MKD1,738,304.85	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF37.02	$5.46 MKD311.09	-87.0%
Average			-53.8%

Switzerland vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.3% less for housing

	Switzerland	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF47.08	$16.42 MKD935.19	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,429.27	$243.32 MKD13,855.63	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,243.50	$180.36 MKD10,270.27	-87.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF158.56	$101.51 MKD5,780.02	-43.6%
Average			-71.3%

Switzerland vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 92.5% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,278.59	$225.27 MKD12,827.53	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF26,706.29	$1,883.00 MKD107,223.82	-93.8%
Average			-92.5%

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pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF6.89	$1.78 MKD101.53	-77.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.77	$1.56 MKD88.91	-71.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF8.89	$2.74 MKD156.04	-72.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF77.94	$25.10 MKD1,429.04	-71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF18.63	$4.74 MKD270.05	-77.6%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 51.1% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF107.19	$50.12 MKD2,854.22	-58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF54.30	$33.45 MKD1,904.62	-45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF119.84	$72.27 MKD4,115.55	-46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF155.67	$82.74 MKD4,711.29	-53.2%
Average			-51.1%

Switzerland vs. Macedonia - 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: March 2025

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