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Macedonia vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 20.7% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Macedonia
Housing: pay 45.6% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 16.2% more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.2% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 25.0% more in Macedonia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Macedonia are more expensive than in Cuba. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Macedonia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Cuba, you would:

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pay 3.5% more for restaurants

	Cuba	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$5.93 MKD313.70	+34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$5.13 MKD271.50	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$1.65 MKD87.38	-20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$1.21 MKD64.08	-3.1%
Average			+3.5%

Cuba vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Cuba	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$0.70 MKD37.29	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$4.16 MKD220.27	+44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$4.90 MKD259.15	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.07 MKD109.48	-50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$2.97 MKD157.05	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.46 MKD24.17	-79.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.65 MKD34.32	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.58 MKD30.73	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.78 MKD41.21	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.42 MKD22.10	-56.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.47 MKD24.77	-60.0%
Average			-31.7%

Cuba vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Cuba	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$5.62 MKD297.49	+17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$28.53 MKD1,509.87	+14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$32,601.38 MKD1,725,383.39	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$5.62 MKD297.42	-14.9%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 45.6% more for housing

	Cuba	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$15.96 MKD844.74	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$275.82 MKD14,597.16	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$206.61 MKD10,934.29	-36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$105.17 MKD5,565.74	+287.4%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 16.2% more for childcare

	Cuba	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$236.18 MKD12,499.47	+110.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$1,837.42 MKD97,242.84	-78.4%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 93.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$2.14 MKD113.09	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$1.74 MKD92.19	+72.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$3.09 MKD163.73	-22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$33.20 MKD1,757.13	-12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$5.21 MKD275.97	+421.4%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 25.0% more for clothing

	Cuba	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$59.62 MKD3,155.06	+71.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$36.53 MKD1,933.12	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$80.57 MKD4,264.17	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$99.36 MKD5,258.42	+24.2%
Average			+25.0%

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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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