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Macedonia

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Kumanovo Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 65.0% more expensive than Kumanovo.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.7% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 64.1% more in Bucharest

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Kumanovo. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Kumanovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.9% more for restaurants

	Kumanovo	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.36 MKD348.82	$14.64 RON69.25	+130.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD353.80	$7.32 RON34.63	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MKD74.75	$2.42 RON11.44	+77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MKD57.31	$2.25 RON10.65	+115.5%
Average			+73.9%

Kumanovo vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Kumanovo	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD38.39	$1.32 RON6.24	+88.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.01	$4.36 RON20.63	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 MKD257.80	$6.22 RON29.40	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MKD131.56	$3.67 RON17.35	+52.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD183.84	$3.05 RON14.45	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD23.84	$0.57 RON2.70	+31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.72 RON3.43	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.45	$0.69 RON3.25	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.91	$1.15 RON5.42	+43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$0.36 RON1.73	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.09	$0.34 RON1.62	-6.6%
Average			+20.8%

Kumanovo vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Kumanovo	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 MKD295.84	$7.45 RON35.25	+38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.91 RON98.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$28,531.98 RON135K	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD318.92	$5.65 RON26.71	-2.9%
Average			+6.2%

Kumanovo vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kumanovo	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$9.27 RON43.83	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$238.70 MKD13,089.40	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+183.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.80 MKD10,737.29	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+130.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.71 MKD5,358.00	$147.83 RON699.33	+51.3%
Average			+117.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kumanovo	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.06 MKD312K	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+153.0%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kumanovo	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 MKD84.71	$3.76 RON17.81	+143.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 MKD78.48	$3.51 RON16.59	+145.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 MKD166.94	$6.43 RON30.42	+111.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.87 MKD1,528.17	$49.22 RON232.83	+76.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MKD298.99	$8.37 RON39.57	+53.4%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 64.1% more for clothing

	Kumanovo	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.41 MKD2,325.47	$88.76 RON419.90	+109.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.99 MKD1,096.29	$38.43 RON181.80	+92.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.78 MKD4,484.84	$77.83 RON368.20	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.47 MKD2,657.68	$91.69 RON433.74	+89.2%
Average			+64.1%

Kumanovo vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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