Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 99.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$1.08
$168.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$0.75
$117.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$3.16
$493.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$3.10
$483.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$1.43
$222.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$1.52
$237.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$1.00
$156.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$1.05
$163.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$1.15
$179.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$5.00
$779.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
|
pay 94.0% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$2.19
$340.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$3.22
$502.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
|
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