Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 27.4% cheaper than Macedonia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
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