Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.1 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 89.2% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.51
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.23
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.67
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.03
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.59
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.37
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.18
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.62
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.13
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.47
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.60
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 74.9% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.79
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.35
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,196.88
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.24
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.67
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,255.55
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,451.34
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,414.93
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,722.93
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,335.21
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.85
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.29
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,115.91
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.47
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,874.92
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,917.55
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,327.87
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,883.76
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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