Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 3.1 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Macedonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
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