Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 59.4% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
|
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