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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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