Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 94.1% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$1.50
$289.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$2.67
$515.47
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$4.48
$865.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.91
$175.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$1.25
$242.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$1.81
$350.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$2.36
$456.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$1.04
$201.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$1.82
$351.33
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$3.94
$760.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$2.50
$483.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$3.67
$708.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
|
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