Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Macedonia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
?? |
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