Cost of living comparison
Poland is 50.3% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD270.17
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD189.58
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.09
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD47.61
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.29
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD170.89
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD233.15
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD101.74
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD128.02
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.12
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.21
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.66
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.25
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.46
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.83
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD301.17
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,149.37
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,178,961.67
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD321.44
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,001.97
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,167.28
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,387.20
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,368.33
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,673.67
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD120,290.90
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.07
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD70.68
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.14
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,106.31
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD238.40
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,850.18
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,901.04
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,290.63
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,850.34
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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