Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 34.8% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.02
|
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.23
|
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.56
|
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.26
|
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.17
|
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.12
|
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.35
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.87
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.15
|
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.82
|
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.58
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.72
|
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn998.45
|
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.62
|
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.31
|
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn274.25
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.95
|
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn573.19
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
|
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