Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 76.3% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 91.5% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.6% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in South Korea

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in South Korea are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

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South Korea vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 3.7% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$7.06 ₩9,422	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$6.17 ₩8,230	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$1.53 ₩2,039	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$0.88 ₩1,181	-23.7%
Average			+3.7%

Macedonia vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$3.04 ₩4,055	+329.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$6.12 ₩8,174	+66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$8.23 ₩10,982	+76.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$2.94 ₩3,923	+30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$4.11 ₩5,484	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$4.00 ₩5,342	+698.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$1.55 ₩2,069	+146.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$3.00 ₩4,000	+427.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$2.63 ₩3,513	+229.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$2.03 ₩2,715	+411.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$1.26 ₩1,685	+214.3%
Average			+191.2%

Macedonia vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Macedonia	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$5.01 ₩6,685	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$46.10 ₩61,538	+64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$28,394.53 ₩38M	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$8.59 ₩11,470	+48.4%
Average			+8.0%

Macedonia vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Macedonia	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$24.34 ₩32,490	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$561.73 ₩750K	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$387.83 ₩518K	+95.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$153.72 ₩205K	+54.0%
Average			+91.5%

Macedonia vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$545.93 ₩729K	+90.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+392.8%
Average			+206.1%

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pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$3.30 ₩4,403	+61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$3.66 ₩4,888	+116.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$3.35 ₩4,467	+7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$57.32 ₩76,507	+95.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$11.28 ₩15,062	+91.2%
Average			+79.6%

Macedonia vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Macedonia	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$67.53 ₩90,139	+10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$53.43 ₩71,316	+52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$78.10 ₩104K	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$102.84 ₩137K	+4.1%
Average			+11.5%

Macedonia vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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