Cost of living comparison
Albania is 20.1% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$5.36
ALL505
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$1.31
ALL124
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$3.07
ALL289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$5.06
ALL477
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$2.33
ALL220
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$7.57
ALL713
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$5.13
ALL483
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
|
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