Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 46.3% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Macedonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$4.60
MKD262.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$4.00
MKD227.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.36
MKD77.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.95
MKD54.09
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.68
MKD38.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.62
MKD205.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$4.67
MKD265.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.05
MKD116.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.92
MKD165.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.41
MKD23.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.62
MKD35.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.52
MKD29.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.72
MKD41.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.41
MKD23.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.40
MKD22.61
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.50
MKD313.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.96
MKD1,249.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,639,199.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$5.27
MKD300.04
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$17.20
MKD978.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$228.53
MKD13,003.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$176.58
MKD10,048.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$107.73
MKD6,130.02
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$207.38
MKD11,800.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,424.44
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.67
MKD95.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$1.48
MKD84.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$2.70
MKD153.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$23.68
MKD1,347.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$4.41
MKD251.21
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$57.58
MKD3,276.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$36.50
MKD2,077.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$80.70
MKD4,592.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$94.33
MKD5,367.86
|
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