Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 31.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
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