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Kumanovo vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Kumanovo is 2.0 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 90.9% more in Kumanovo
Groceries: pay 92.6% more in Kumanovo
Transportation: pay 81.7% more in Kumanovo
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Kumanovo
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Kumanovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% more in Kumanovo
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Kumanovo

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Kumanovo are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kumanovo.

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Kumanovo vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kumanovo instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 90.9% more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Kumanovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$6.36 MKD348.82	+49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.45 MKD353.80	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.36 MKD74.75	+330.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$1.05 MKD57.31	+745.6%
Average			+90.9%

Alexandria vs. Kumanovo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.6% more for groceries

	Alexandria	Kumanovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$0.70 MKD38.39	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$3.98 MKD218.01	+105.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$4.70 MKD257.80	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$2.40 MKD131.56	+106.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$3.35 MKD183.84	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.43 MKD23.84	-37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.64 MKD35.19	+83.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.61 MKD33.45	+148.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.80 MKD43.91	+423.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.39 MKD21.34	+236.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.37 MKD20.09	+157.2%
Average			+92.6%

Alexandria vs. Kumanovo - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.7% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Kumanovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$5.39 MKD295.84	+213.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.82 MKD318.92	+21.8%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Kumanovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$238.70 MKD13,089.40	+74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$195.80 MKD10,737.29	+177.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$97.71 MKD5,358.00	+793.8%
Average			+165.5%

Alexandria vs. Kumanovo - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Kumanovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	+308.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$5,681.06 MKD312K	+166.8%
Average			+230.2%

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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Kumanovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$1.54 MKD84.71	+15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$1.43 MKD78.48	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$3.04 MKD166.94	+59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$27.87 MKD1,528.17	+114.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$5.45 MKD298.99	+90.3%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Alexandria	Kumanovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$42.41 MKD2,325.47	+25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$19.99 MKD1,096.29	-56.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$81.78 MKD4,484.84	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$48.47 MKD2,657.68	-14.5%
Average			-26.4%

Alexandria vs. Kumanovo - Cost of clothing

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