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Philippines vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 3.4% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% less in Philippines
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Philippines
Transportation: pay 39.4% less in Philippines
Housing: pay 5.4% more in Philippines
Childcare: pay 80.9% more in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Philippines
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Philippines

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

Philippines vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD314.42	$3.83 ₱224.67	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD272.13	$3.27 ₱191.88	-36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.58	$0.69 ₱40.61	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.23	$0.38 ₱22.28	-68.6%
Average			-49.6%

Macedonia vs. Philippines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Philippines
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.37	$1.24 ₱72.81	+76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.78	$3.91 ₱228.99	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.75	$7.02 ₱411.39	+43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.74	$2.06 ₱120.55	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.41	$1.91 ₱112.14	-35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.23	$1.42 ₱83.20	+210.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.40	$0.65 ₱37.83	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.80	$1.17 ₱68.55	+101.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.30	$0.69 ₱40.60	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.15	$0.95 ₱55.60	+127.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.83	$1.17 ₱68.70	+150.3%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD298.17	$4.15 ₱243.11	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	$12.67 ₱742.62	-55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	$24,414.32 ₱1,431,533.67	-25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD298.10	$2.78 ₱162.89	-50.6%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 5.4% more for housing

	Macedonia	Philippines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD846.69	$27.95 ₱1,638.62	+75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	$254.21 ₱14,905.35	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	$161.64 ₱9,477.69	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	$80.13 ₱4,698.13	-23.8%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 80.9% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	$130.02 ₱7,623.63	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	$5,634.78 ₱330,395.39	+206.7%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.35	$1.20 ₱70.27	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.40	$2.17 ₱127.27	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD164.10	$2.73 ₱159.93	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	$30.80 ₱1,805.83	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD276.60	$5.63 ₱329.85	+7.9%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Philippines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	$41.17 ₱2,413.97	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	$25.58 ₱1,499.85	-30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	$69.76 ₱4,090.59	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	$65.98 ₱3,868.53	-33.6%
Average			-27.0%

Macedonia vs. Philippines - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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