Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 64.4% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 93.1% more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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