Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 57.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
|
pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
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