Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.5 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.51
|
$6.13
₩8,404
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.23
|
$5.18
₩7,101
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.67
|
$1.41
₩1,929
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.03
|
$0.67
₩925
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.59
|
$2.74
₩3,761
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.37
|
$8.12
₩11,132
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.18
|
$7.20
₩9,872
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.62
|
$2.73
₩3,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.13
|
$3.58
₩4,915
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$2.90
₩3,971
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.47
|
$1.51
₩2,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$2.66
₩3,649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$2.29
₩3,144
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.60
|
$1.40
₩1,915
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$1.08
₩1,486
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.79
|
$4.92
₩6,752
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.35
|
$43.73
₩59,957
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,196.88
|
$28,660.56
₩39,296,489
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.24
|
$9.34
₩12,800
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
Macedonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.67
|
$21.09
₩28,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,255.55
|
$392.42
₩538,050
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,451.34
|
$302.43
₩414,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,414.93
|
$111.18
₩152,434
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,722.93
|
$342.96
₩470,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,335.21
|
$18,987.50
₩26,033,762
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.85
|
$2.92
₩4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.29
|
$3.29
₩4,510
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$3.45
₩4,730
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,115.91
|
$44.03
₩60,365
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.47
|
$8.93
₩12,238
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,874.92
|
$48.44
₩66,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,917.55
|
$44.60
₩61,150
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,327.87
|
$75.46
₩103,459
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,883.76
|
$91.03
₩124,816
|
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