Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 58.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Macedonia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.21
MKD305.40
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$4.44
MKD259.82
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.47
MKD86.37
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.04
MKD61.13
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pay 69.8% less for groceries
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.67
MKD39.30
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$3.49
MKD204.30
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$4.51
MKD263.87
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.07
MKD120.94
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.81
MKD164.46
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
MKD23.25
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
MKD34.24
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
MKD29.37
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.67
MKD39.08
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
MKD22.62
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
MKD25.39
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pay 32.5% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Macedonia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$5.31
MKD310.78
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.47
MKD1,433.16
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,527.06
MKD1,787,754.27
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.46
MKD319.94
|
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pay 75.0% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$16.42
MKD961.79
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$243.32
MKD14,249.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$180.36
MKD10,562.43
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$101.51
MKD5,944.44
|
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pay 65.7% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$225.27
MKD13,192.43
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,274.01
|
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pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.78
MKD104.42
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$1.56
MKD91.44
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$2.74
MKD160.48
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$25.10
MKD1,469.69
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.74
MKD277.73
|
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pay 37.7% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Macedonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$50.12
MKD2,935.41
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$33.45
MKD1,958.80
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$72.27
MKD4,232.62
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$82.74
MKD4,845.31
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