Cost of living comparison
Veles is 42.7% cheaper than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.2% less in Veles
- Groceries
-
pay 22.6% less in Veles
- Transportation
-
pay 6.6% more in Veles
- Housing
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pay 63.8% less in Veles
- Childcare
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pay 75.2% less in Veles
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 54.5% less in Veles
- Clothing
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pay 42.2% less in Veles
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Veles.
If you lived in Veles instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Veles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN36.12
|
$4.52
MKD238.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN31.60
|
$4.35
MKD229.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.55
|
$1.26
MKD66.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.53
|
$0.80
MKD42.33
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Warsaw
|
Veles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN3.97
|
$0.51
MKD26.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN15.91
|
$1.49
MKD78.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN13.85
|
$3.86
MKD203.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN11.03
|
$2.15
MKD113.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN9.26
|
$1.81
MKD95.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.65
|
$0.46
MKD24.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.72
|
$0.61
MKD32.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.00
|
$0.54
MKD28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.06
|
$0.75
MKD39.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.51
|
$0.42
MKD22.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.71
|
$0.57
MKD30.13
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Veles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN22.62
|
$5.32
MKD280.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN99.33
|
$49.74
MKD2,619.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN112,145.36
|
$26,862.08
MKD1,414,689.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN28.90
|
$5.57
MKD293.21
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Veles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN62.75
|
$11.81
MKD622.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN3,905.15
|
$213.83
MKD11,261.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,037.60
|
$167.83
MKD8,838.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN819.07
|
$80.78
MKD4,254.19
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Veles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN1,853.07
|
$206.33
MKD10,866.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN45,904.67
|
$1,113.50
MKD58,642.39
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Veles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN13.54
|
$1.39
MKD73.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN13.36
|
$1.43
MKD75.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN17.38
|
$2.78
MKD146.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN154.17
|
$23.49
MKD1,236.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN31.60
|
$3.23
MKD170.22
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Veles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN326.40
|
$20.88
MKD1,099.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN151.64
|
$17.40
MKD916.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN322.29
|
$69.59
MKD3,665.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN372.84
|
$89.00
MKD4,687.25
|
|
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