Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 9.0% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
|
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