Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 74.8% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 2.9% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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