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Kumanovo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kumanovo is 18.5% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% more in Kumanovo
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Kumanovo
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Kumanovo
Housing: pay 12.5% less in Kumanovo
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Kumanovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% less in Kumanovo
Clothing: pay 46.3% less in Kumanovo

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Kumanovo are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Kumanovo.

Kumanovo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.4% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Kumanovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$5.72 MKD300.58	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$4.77 MKD250.49	-43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$1.43 MKD75.15	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$1.10 MKD57.61	+167.5%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Kumanovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$0.70 MKD36.86	+1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$5.18 MKD272.19	+7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$4.93 MKD259.17	+34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$2.01 MKD105.77	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$3.30 MKD173.38	+29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$0.46 MKD23.96	-34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.65 MKD34.09	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$0.59 MKD30.84	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$0.73 MKD38.53	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$0.43 MKD22.81	+47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$0.48 MKD25.48	+93.9%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Ankara	Kumanovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$5.59 MKD293.65	+26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$32,152.03 MKD1,689,762.70	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$6.10 MKD320.62	-9.4%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 12.5% less for housing

	Ankara	Kumanovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$15.21 MKD799.62	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$250.36 MKD13,157.78	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$205.37 MKD10,793.41	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$102.05 MKD5,363.35	+64.2%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Kumanovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$221.56 MKD11,644.21	-63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	$1,220.13 MKD64,124.45	-91.4%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Kumanovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$1.62 MKD85.17	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$1.50 MKD78.90	-53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$3.24 MKD170.33	+49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$28.60 MKD1,502.92	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$4.77 MKD250.49	-25.9%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 46.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Kumanovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$33.36 MKD1,753.40	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$13.35 MKD701.36	-70.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$75.76 MKD3,981.37	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$52.43 MKD2,755.35	-45.4%
Average			-46.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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