Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Macedonia

Kumanovo vs. Karaj Cost of Living Summary

Kumanovo is 60.0% more expensive than Karaj.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% more in Kumanovo
Groceries: pay 74.9% more in Kumanovo
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Kumanovo
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Kumanovo
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Kumanovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kumanovo
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Kumanovo

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

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Kumanovo vs. Karaj Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kumanovo instead of Karaj, you would:

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pay 59.5% more for restaurants

	Karaj	Kumanovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$6.36 MKD348.82	+69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$6.45 MKD353.80	+61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR623K	$1.36 MKD74.75	+200.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$1.05 MKD57.31	-38.2%
Average			+59.5%

Karaj vs. Kumanovo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.9% more for groceries

	Karaj	Kumanovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR686K	$0.70 MKD38.39	+40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$3.98 MKD218.01	+79.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 IRR3M	$4.70 MKD257.80	+86.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 IRR1M	$2.40 MKD131.56	+128.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$3.35 MKD183.84	+119.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 IRR550K	$0.43 MKD23.84	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 IRR1M	$0.64 MKD35.19	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 IRR471K	$0.61 MKD33.45	+78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR301K	$0.80 MKD43.91	+265.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 IRR274K	$0.39 MKD21.34	+95.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR284K	$0.37 MKD20.09	+77.1%
Average			+74.9%

Karaj vs. Kumanovo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Karaj	Kumanovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$5.39 MKD295.84	+1504.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 IRR18M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$35,440.15 MKD2M	-29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR4M	$5.82 MKD318.92	+115.4%
Average			+252.5%

Karaj vs. Kumanovo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Karaj	Kumanovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+413.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$292.57 IRR402M	$238.70 MKD13,089.40	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.49 IRR673M	$195.80 MKD10,737.29	-60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$97.71 MKD5,358.00	+881.8%
Average			-2.3%

Karaj vs. Kumanovo - Cost of housing

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Karaj	Kumanovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	+229.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$827.70 IRR1B	$5,681.06 MKD312K	+586.4%
Average			+375.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karaj	Kumanovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR687K	$1.54 MKD84.71	+209.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.08 IRR1M	$1.43 MKD78.48	+32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$3.04 MKD166.94	+21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.73 IRR31M	$27.87 MKD1,528.17	+22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.09 IRR2M	$5.45 MKD298.99	+399.1%
Average			+112.7%

Karaj vs. Kumanovo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Karaj	Kumanovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 IRR34M	$42.41 MKD2,325.47	+69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 IRR39M	$19.99 MKD1,096.29	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.31 IRR134M	$81.78 MKD4,484.84	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$48.47 MKD2,657.68	-35.5%
Average			-10.3%

Karaj vs. Kumanovo - Cost of clothing

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