Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.5 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.51
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.23
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.67
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.03
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.59
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.37
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.18
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.62
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.13
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.47
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.60
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 98.2% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.79
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.35
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,196.88
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.24
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.67
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,255.55
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,451.34
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,414.93
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,722.93
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,335.21
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.85
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.29
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,115.91
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.47
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,874.92
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,917.55
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,327.87
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,883.76
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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