Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 17.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
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