Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 37.2% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Macedonia or Lithuania. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.