Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 40.9% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
|
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