Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 70.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
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