Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.8 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$18.47
€17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$24.74
€23.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$28.68
€26.79
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$865.49
€808.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$59.31
€55.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$13.50
€12.61
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$115.79
€108.16
|
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