Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 30.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
|
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