Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.7 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.21
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.12
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.34
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.50
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.94
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.07
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.50
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.63
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.41
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.48
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.77
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.12
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.89
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.77
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.13
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD306.79
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,170.81
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,200,951.73
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.44
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,020.66
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,356.92
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,524.99
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,468.46
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,779.50
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,534.58
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.73
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.00
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.00
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,126.94
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.85
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,903.34
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,936.50
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,370.65
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,922.15
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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