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Macedonia vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 38.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 40.8% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Macedonia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Macedonia are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	$5.93 MKD314.42	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	$5.13 MKD272.13	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT422.84	$1.65 MKD87.58	+100.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT239.32	$1.21 MKD64.23	+159.5%
Average			+57.2%

Kazakhstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT195.51	$0.70 MKD37.37	+84.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	$4.16 MKD220.78	+6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	$4.90 MKD259.75	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT725.71	$2.07 MKD109.74	+46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT973.93	$2.97 MKD157.41	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT276.70	$0.46 MKD24.23	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT402.02	$0.65 MKD34.40	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT413.35	$0.58 MKD30.80	-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT387.25	$0.78 MKD41.30	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.75	$0.42 MKD22.15	+55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.96	$0.47 MKD24.83	+166.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT840.86	$5.62 MKD298.17	+242.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	+91.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	$5.62 MKD298.10	-15.0%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 40.8% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	$15.96 MKD846.69	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	+169.1%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	+40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	-61.4%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT593.30	$2.14 MKD113.35	+84.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT935.15	$1.74 MKD92.40	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT981.12	$3.09 MKD164.10	+61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	+3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	$5.21 MKD276.60	+29.1%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	+22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	+35.0%
Average			+16.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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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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