Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 39.2% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Palau, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Palau
|
Macedonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
|
pay 65.8% less for groceries
Palau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Palau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Palau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Palau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Palau
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
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