Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 10.2% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 43.0% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 4.7% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 68.2% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 50.7% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.76	$2.49 MRO895	-61.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD307.41	$5.93 MRO2,130	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.99	$1.76 MRO632	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.74	$2.14 MRO770	+84.8%
Average			-29.0%

Macedonia vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.82	$0.27 MRO96	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.73	$2.99 MRO1,074	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.73	$6.02 MRO2,160	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.98	$2.32 MRO832	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.62	$2.46 MRO882	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.54	$1.44 MRO518	+187.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.60	$0.84 MRO302	+33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.21	$0.72 MRO257	+25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.91	$0.51 MRO185	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.84	$0.44 MRO157	+10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.07	$0.41 MRO147	+2.0%
Average			+1.8%

Macedonia vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.0% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD307.38	$5.42 MRO1,945	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,540.26	$21.81 MRO7,831	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-77.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD318.01	$3.86 MRO1,387	-33.3%
Average			-43.0%

Macedonia vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7% more for housing

	Macedonia	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD982.03	$59.83 MRO21,479	+234.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,520.22	$291.49 MRO105K	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,899.53	$174.41 MRO62,615	-12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,482.73	$98.49 MRO35,360	-1.3%
Average			+4.7%

Macedonia vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 68.2% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,767.46	$443.74 MRO159K	+54.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+82.9%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.55	$1.75 MRO626	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.93	$2.28 MRO819	+34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.80	$2.49 MRO895	-20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,612.61	$86.63 MRO31,100	+195.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD324.22	$4.05 MRO1,454	-31.4%
Average			+19.9%

Macedonia vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.7% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,357.68	$15.21 MRO5,459	-75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,924.92	$22.85 MRO8,204	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,863.74	$68.31 MRO24,522	-22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,425.21	$46.74 MRO16,780	-52.7%
Average			-50.7%

Macedonia vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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