Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 47.6% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
|
pay 76.9% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
|
pay 60.0% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
|
pay 66.4% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
|
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