Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 51.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Macedonia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Macedonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Macedonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Macedonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
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