Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 38.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
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