Cost of living comparison
Antigua and Barbuda is 2.6 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
?? | |
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
|
pay 75.4% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
?? |
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