Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD270.17
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD189.58
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.09
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD47.61
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.29
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD170.89
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD233.15
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD101.74
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD128.02
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.12
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.21
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.66
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.25
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.46
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.83
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD301.17
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,149.37
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,178,961.67
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD321.44
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,001.97
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,167.28
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,387.20
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,368.33
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,673.67
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD120,290.90
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 88.9% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.07
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD70.68
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.14
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,106.31
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD238.40
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,850.18
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,901.04
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,290.63
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,850.34
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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