Cost of living comparison
Chile is 79.4% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
|
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