Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 4.4% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
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