Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 34.8% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn59.39
|
$4.77
MKD270.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn42.72
|
$3.35
MKD189.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.07
|
$1.18
MKD67.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.45
|
$0.84
MKD47.61
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.88
|
$0.62
MKD35.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn33.90
|
$3.02
MKD170.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn28.86
|
$4.12
MKD233.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.75
|
$1.80
MKD101.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn26.84
|
$2.26
MKD128.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.30
|
$0.34
MKD19.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.82
|
$0.53
MKD30.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.05
|
$0.44
MKD24.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.08
|
$0.60
MKD34.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.29
MKD16.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.70
|
$0.28
MKD15.83
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.34
|
$5.32
MKD301.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn270.68
|
$20.30
MKD1,149.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn167,435.25
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,178,961.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.01
|
$5.68
MKD321.44
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn177.89
|
$17.70
MKD1,001.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,736.14
|
$179.57
MKD10,167.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,191.32
|
$130.47
MKD7,387.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn916.29
|
$94.81
MKD5,368.33
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn987.86
|
$100.21
MKD5,673.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,522.00
|
$2,124.52
MKD120,290.90
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.44
|
$1.57
MKD89.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.18
|
$1.25
MKD70.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn33.83
|
$2.70
MKD153.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn271.34
|
$19.54
MKD1,106.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.52
|
$4.21
MKD238.40
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn494.55
|
$50.34
MKD2,850.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn239.02
|
$33.58
MKD1,901.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn546.37
|
$75.78
MKD4,290.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn567.11
|
$68.00
MKD3,850.34
|
|
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