Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 8.1% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
|
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