Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 61.3% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Estonia
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Estonia
Housing: pay 97.5% more in Estonia
Childcare: pay 69.4% more in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.7% more in Estonia
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in Estonia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Estonia are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Estonia.

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Estonia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$14.56 €12.96	+122.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$10.34 €9.20	+84.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$2.57 €2.29	+58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$2.32 €2.06	+99.8%
Average			+99.5%

Macedonia vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$1.41 €1.25	+98.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$5.39 €4.80	+46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$4.14 €3.69	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$2.81 €2.50	+24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$3.93 €3.50	+35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$0.91 €0.81	+82.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.65 €0.58	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$1.08 €0.96	+90.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$1.24 €1.10	+55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.37 €0.33	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.39 €0.35	-3.1%
Average			+32.4%

Macedonia vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$7.27 €6.47	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$26.37 €23.47	-6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$12.52 €11.14	+116.2%
Average			+10.7%

Macedonia vs. Estonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 97.5% more for housing

	Macedonia	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$31.76 €28.27	+77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$512.18 €455.86	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$387.48 €344.88	+95.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$221.29 €196.96	+121.7%
Average			+97.5%

Macedonia vs. Estonia - Cost of housing

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pay 69.4% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$324.72 €289.02	+13.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	+153.5%
Average			+69.4%

Macedonia vs. Estonia - Cost of childcare

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pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$5.67 €5.04	+176.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$4.06 €3.61	+140.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$6.56 €5.84	+109.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$45.01 €40.06	+53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$9.62 €8.56	+63.0%
Average			+97.7%

Macedonia vs. Estonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$97.14 €86.46	+58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$49.85 €44.37	+42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$94.67 €84.26	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$118.18 €105.19	+19.7%
Average			+30.4%

Macedonia vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing

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