Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 22.3% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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