Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 39.4% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$4.77
MKD272.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$3.35
MKD191.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.18
MKD67.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.84
MKD48.03
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.62
MKD35.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$3.02
MKD172.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$4.12
MKD235.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.80
MKD102.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.26
MKD129.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.53
MKD30.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.29
MKD16.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$5.32
MKD303.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$20.30
MKD1,159.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,196.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$5.68
MKD324.24
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$179.57
MKD10,255.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$130.47
MKD7,451.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$94.81
MKD5,414.93
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$100.21
MKD5,722.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$2,124.52
MKD121,335.21
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.57
MKD89.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.25
MKD71.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$19.54
MKD1,115.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$4.21
MKD240.47
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$50.34
MKD2,874.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$33.58
MKD1,917.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$75.78
MKD4,327.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$68.00
MKD3,883.76
|
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