Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 10.4% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
$3.66
₱211.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
$3.20
₱184.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
$0.77
₱44.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
$0.43
₱24.87
|
|
pay 60.0% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
$1.15
₱66.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
$3.76
₱217.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
$6.56
₱378.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
$1.97
₱113.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
$1.81
₱104.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
$1.23
₱70.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
$0.65
₱37.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
$1.08
₱62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
$0.63
₱36.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
$0.87
₱49.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
$1.10
₱63.66
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
$4.42
₱255.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
$12.06
₱696.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
$29,092.26
₱1,679,074.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$2.70
₱155.62
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
$29.30
₱1,690.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
$265.23
₱15,308.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
$157.68
₱9,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
$84.84
₱4,896.86
|
|
pay 78.8% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
$168.61
₱9,731.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
$4,730.41
₱273,017.72
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
$1.35
₱77.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
$2.27
₱130.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
$2.49
₱143.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
$34.04
₱1,964.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
$5.09
₱293.76
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
$36.74
₱2,120.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
$21.36
₱1,232.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
$64.86
₱3,743.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
$57.49
₱3,318.11
|
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