Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Croatia

Zagreb vs. Kumanovo Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 97.4% more expensive than Kumanovo.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 59.8% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 16.0% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 55.8% more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.6% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 93.7% more in Zagreb

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

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Zagreb vs. Kumanovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.1% more for restaurants

	Kumanovo	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.36 MKD348.82	$12.32 HRK82.58	+93.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD353.80	$8.12 HRK54.42	+25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MKD74.75	$3.04 HRK20.36	+122.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MKD57.31	$2.59 HRK17.36	+147.8%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 59.8% more for groceries

	Kumanovo	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD38.39	$1.63 HRK10.95	+133.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.01	$7.46 HRK50.04	+87.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 MKD257.80	$4.78 HRK32.05	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MKD131.56	$3.93 HRK26.33	+63.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD183.84	$5.41 HRK36.30	+61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD23.84	$1.04 HRK6.96	+138.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.79 HRK5.32	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.45	$0.95 HRK6.35	+55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.91	$1.15 HRK7.71	+43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$0.60 HRK4.05	+55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.09	$0.53 HRK3.54	+43.9%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 16.0% more for transportation

	Kumanovo	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 MKD295.84	$7.15 HRK47.92	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.50 HRK358.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$27,993.39 HRK188K	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD318.92	$13.44 HRK90.08	+131.0%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Kumanovo	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$40.80 HRK273.55	+114.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$238.70 MKD13,089.40	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	+264.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.80 MKD10,737.29	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	+237.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.71 MKD5,358.00	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	+71.3%
Average			+207.1%

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pay 55.8% more for childcare

	Kumanovo	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	+39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.06 MKD312K	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	+74.6%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kumanovo	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 MKD84.71	$3.36 HRK22.52	+117.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 MKD78.48	$2.50 HRK16.73	+74.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 MKD166.94	$5.77 HRK38.66	+89.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.87 MKD1,528.17	$50.32 HRK337.34	+80.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MKD298.99	$8.96 HRK60.05	+64.3%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 93.7% more for clothing

	Kumanovo	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.41 MKD2,325.47	$105.08 HRK704.49	+147.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.99 MKD1,096.29	$43.32 HRK290.43	+116.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.78 MKD4,484.84	$94.92 HRK636.35	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.47 MKD2,657.68	$109.43 HRK733.62	+125.8%
Average			+93.7%

Kumanovo vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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