Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 44.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.63
|
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.35
|
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.04
|
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.21
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€849.61
|
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€679.09
|
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€390.50
|
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.08
|
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€102.39
|
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
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