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Georgia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 5.6% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Georgia
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 15.9% more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 28.8% more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Georgia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Georgia are more expensive than in Macedonia. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Georgia.

Georgia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD314.42	$9.63 GEL26.00	+62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD272.13	$8.59 GEL23.20	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.58	$0.81 GEL2.19	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.23	$0.48 GEL1.28	-60.7%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.37	$0.55 GEL1.47	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.78	$3.59 GEL9.70	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.75	$6.97 GEL18.83	+42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.74	$2.36 GEL6.37	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.41	$2.31 GEL6.23	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.23	$0.51 GEL1.39	+12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.40	$0.69 GEL1.87	+6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.80	$0.68 GEL1.83	+16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.30	$0.75 GEL2.04	-3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.15	$0.31 GEL0.85	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.83	$0.29 GEL0.78	-38.0%
Average			-2.9%

Macedonia vs. Georgia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD298.17	$4.28 GEL11.56	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	$12.19 GEL32.90	-57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-43.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD298.10	$6.44 GEL17.40	+14.7%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 15.9% more for housing

	Macedonia	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD846.69	$15.72 GEL42.43	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	$313.10 GEL845.36	+51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	$55.90 GEL150.93	-46.8%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 28.8% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	$197.25 GEL532.57	-16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	+74.0%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.35	$1.67 GEL4.50	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.40	$2.49 GEL6.73	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD164.10	$2.98 GEL8.04	-3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	$44.86 GEL121.13	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD276.60	$5.33 GEL14.40	+2.3%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	$64.76 GEL174.86	+8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	$40.85 GEL110.30	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	$100.01 GEL270.02	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	$92.77 GEL250.47	-6.6%
Average			+9.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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