Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 45.4% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Suriname
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
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