Cost of living comparison
Romania is 48.6% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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