Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 29.8% more expensive than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.6% less in Macedonia
- Groceries
-
pay 29.1% less in Macedonia
- Transportation
-
pay 20.0% more in Macedonia
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Macedonia
- Childcare
-
pay 88.8% more in Macedonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.3% less in Macedonia
The cost of housing, childcare, and transportation in Macedonia are more expensive than in Venezuela. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Macedonia. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Macedonia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$5.21
MKD296.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.44
MKD252.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.47
MKD83.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.04
MKD59.44
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.67
MKD38.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.49
MKD198.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$4.51
MKD256.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.07
MKD117.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.81
MKD159.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.40
MKD22.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.58
MKD33.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.50
MKD28.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.67
MKD38.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.39
MKD22.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.43
MKD24.69
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$5.31
MKD302.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$24.47
MKD1,393.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,738,304.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$5.46
MKD311.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$16.42
MKD935.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$243.32
MKD13,855.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$180.36
MKD10,270.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$101.51
MKD5,780.02
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$225.27
MKD12,827.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$1,883.00
MKD107,223.82
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.78
MKD101.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.56
MKD88.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.74
MKD156.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$25.10
MKD1,429.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$4.74
MKD270.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$50.12
MKD2,854.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$33.45
MKD1,904.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$72.27
MKD4,115.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$82.74
MKD4,711.29
|
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