Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 58.8% cheaper than Macedonia.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Macedonia
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
|
pay 66.4% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
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