Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.4 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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