Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 24.2% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
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