Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 23.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
$4.77
MKD270.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
$3.35
MKD189.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD596
|
$1.18
MKD67.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD323
|
$0.84
MKD47.61
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
$0.62
MKD35.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
$3.02
MKD170.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
$4.12
MKD233.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
$1.80
MKD101.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
$2.26
MKD128.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.34
MKD19.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD634
|
$0.53
MKD30.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD610
|
$0.44
MKD24.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.60
MKD34.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD378
|
$0.29
MKD16.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.28
MKD15.83
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
$5.32
MKD301.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
$20.30
MKD1,149.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,178,961.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
$5.68
MKD321.44
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
$17.70
MKD1,001.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
$179.57
MKD10,167.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
$130.47
MKD7,387.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
$94.81
MKD5,368.33
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
$100.21
MKD5,673.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
$2,124.52
MKD120,290.90
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
$1.57
MKD89.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
$1.25
MKD70.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
$2.70
MKD153.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
$19.54
MKD1,106.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
$4.21
MKD238.40
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
$50.34
MKD2,850.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
$33.58
MKD1,901.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
$75.78
MKD4,290.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
$68.00
MKD3,850.34
|
|
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