Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 45.0% more expensive than Vietnam overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Macedonia
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% more in Macedonia
- Transportation
-
pay 70.1% more in Macedonia
- Housing
-
pay 53.1% more in Macedonia
- Childcare
-
pay 37.6% less in Macedonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.5% more in Macedonia
- Clothing
-
pay 31.1% more in Macedonia
The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Macedonia are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫49,107
|
$5.21
MKD296.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫111,007
|
$4.44
MKD252.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,774
|
$1.47
MKD83.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,316
|
$1.04
MKD59.44
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫23,079
|
$0.67
MKD38.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,832
|
$3.49
MKD198.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,675
|
$4.51
MKD256.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,354
|
$2.07
MKD117.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,565
|
$2.81
MKD159.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,631
|
$0.40
MKD22.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,898
|
$0.58
MKD33.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,585
|
$0.50
MKD28.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,422
|
$0.67
MKD38.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,172
|
$0.39
MKD22.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,329
|
$0.43
MKD24.69
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,682
|
$5.31
MKD302.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫181,787
|
$24.47
MKD1,393.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫905,983,445
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,738,304.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫144,299
|
$5.46
MKD311.09
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫222,078
|
$16.42
MKD935.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,598,195
|
$243.32
MKD13,855.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,301,012
|
$180.36
MKD10,270.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,020,749
|
$101.51
MKD5,780.02
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,249,781
|
$225.27
MKD12,827.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫319,598,989
|
$1,883.00
MKD107,223.82
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,414
|
$1.78
MKD101.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,417
|
$1.56
MKD88.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,372
|
$2.74
MKD156.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫564,969
|
$25.10
MKD1,429.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫86,399
|
$4.74
MKD270.05
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫716,039
|
$50.12
MKD2,854.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫567,614
|
$33.45
MKD1,904.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,033,129
|
$72.27
MKD4,115.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,042,398
|
$82.74
MKD4,711.29
|
|
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