Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 35.1% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Albania
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 9.6% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Albania

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Albania are more expensive than in Macedonia.

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Albania vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$9.26 ALL752	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$8.38 ALL680	+49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$1.93 ALL157	+19.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$0.87 ALL71	-25.1%
Average			+33.2%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$1.04 ALL84	+46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$5.44 ALL442	+48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$7.68 ALL624	+64.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$3.12 ALL254	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$3.48 ALL283	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$0.72 ALL58	+43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$1.06 ALL86	+68.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$0.76 ALL61	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$0.70 ALL57	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.46 ALL37	+15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.52 ALL42	+30.1%
Average			+34.0%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$8.37 ALL679	+49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$19.20 ALL1,559	-31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$30,477.94 ALL2M	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$29.52 ALL2,397	+409.9%
Average			+20.0%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Macedonia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$16.78 ALL1,363	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$559.99 ALL45,481	+111.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$345.46 ALL28,057	+74.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$58.30 ALL4,735	-41.6%
Average			+55.0%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 9.6% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$196.72 ALL15,977	-31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$4,891.77 ALL397K	+19.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$2.71 ALL220	+32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$1.97 ALL160	+16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$4.42 ALL359	+41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$53.63 ALL4,356	+82.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$8.11 ALL659	+37.4%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$56.21 ALL4,566	-8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$43.02 ALL3,494	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$100.53 ALL8,165	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$132.41 ALL10,754	+34.1%
Average			+14.5%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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