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Macedonia vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 4.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 25.6% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 24.8% less in Macedonia
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 34.1% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 77.8% more in Macedonia

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Macedonia are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Macedonia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 51.3% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	$5.21 MKD305.61	-26.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	$4.44 MKD260.00	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZWL198.95	$1.47 MKD86.43	+138.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 ZWL164.26	$1.04 MKD61.17	+104.6%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 25.6% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZWL328.81	$0.67 MKD39.33	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	$3.49 MKD204.45	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	$4.51 MKD264.05	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ZWL661.44	$2.07 MKD121.02	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ZWL732.64	$2.81 MKD164.57	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL327.34	$0.40 MKD23.26	-60.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL250.11	$0.58 MKD34.26	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 ZWL375.00	$0.50 MKD29.39	-56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.19	$0.67 MKD39.11	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ZWL168.11	$0.39 MKD22.64	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 ZWL264.39	$0.43 MKD25.41	-47.2%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	$5.31 MKD310.99	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	$24.47 MKD1,434.16	-32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$30,527.06 MKD1,788,995.98	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	$5.46 MKD320.16	-75.1%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	$16.42 MKD962.46	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	$243.32 MKD14,259.68	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	$180.36 MKD10,569.77	-9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	$101.51 MKD5,948.57	+103.7%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 34.1% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	$225.27 MKD13,201.60	+6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$1,883.00 MKD110,350.60	-75.1%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.78 MKD104.49	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 ZWL854.83	$1.56 MKD91.51	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 ZWL503.12	$2.74 MKD160.59	+75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	$25.10 MKD1,470.71	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.74 MKD277.92	-52.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 77.8% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	$50.12 MKD2,937.45	+137.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	$33.45 MKD1,960.16	+72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	$72.27 MKD4,235.56	+37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	$82.74 MKD4,848.67	+64.0%
Average			+77.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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