Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 2.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 75.5% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 80.0% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 87.8% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Macedonia

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Macedonia are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

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Macedonia vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$6.53 MKD358.14	+135.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$5.60 MKD306.88	+21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.62 MKD88.84	+241.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$1.16 MKD63.63	+654.2%
Average			+117.8%

Afghanistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.5% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$0.71 MKD38.75	+194.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$3.67 MKD201.39	+67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$4.67 MKD256.29	+45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$2.26 MKD123.77	+45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$2.91 MKD159.35	+60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$0.50 MKD27.49	+56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.63 MKD34.55	+59.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.57 MKD31.16	+35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.80 MKD43.84	+235.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.40 MKD21.80	+42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.40 MKD22.03	+79.9%
Average			+75.5%

Afghanistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.0% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$5.60 MKD306.85	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	+35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$33,276.49 MKD2M	+293.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$5.79 MKD317.47	+0.3%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 87.8% more for housing

	Afghanistan	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$17.88 MKD980.35	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	+114.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	+82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	+207.5%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	+1317.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$4,102.29 MKD225K	+292.1%
Average			+645.4%

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pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$2.05 MKD112.36	-11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$1.69 MKD92.77	+54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$3.13 MKD171.51	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	+165.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$5.90 MKD323.66	+155.8%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	+474.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	+119.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	+53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	+293.8%
Average			+195.3%

Afghanistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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