Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 45.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
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
₫48,875
|
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
|
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