Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 14.4% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD725
|
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD151
|
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD355
|
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD498
|
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD301
|
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD691
|
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD737
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Serbia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD168
|
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD490
|
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
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