Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 26.3% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Syria
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 71.7% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in Syria

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Syria.

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Syria vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$6.00 SYP78,012	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$5.25 SYP68,260	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$1.49 SYP19,370	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$0.75 SYP9,728	-35.5%
Average			-10.7%

Macedonia vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$0.57 SYP7,359	-19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$2.66 SYP34,538	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$4.45 SYP57,812	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$2.06 SYP26,749	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$2.58 SYP33,595	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$0.48 SYP6,207	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.75 SYP9,778	+19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$0.46 SYP6,024	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$0.39 SYP5,036	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.35 SYP4,529	-12.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.37 SYP4,837	-7.4%
Average			-15.2%

Macedonia vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$7.74 SYP101K	+38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$6.50 SYP84,513	-76.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$12.26 SYP159K	+111.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Macedonia	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$33.42 SYP434K	+86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$234.29 SYP3M	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$104.84 SYP1M	-47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$72.18 SYP938K	-27.7%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$58.71 SYP763K	-79.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$1,608.03 SYP21M	-60.8%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$2.00 SYP26,004	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$1.99 SYP25,927	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$2.93 SYP38,086	-6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$19.01 SYP247K	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$3.22 SYP41,839	-45.5%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$41.39 SYP538K	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$40.79 SYP530K	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$71.40 SYP928K	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$81.36 SYP1M	-17.6%
Average			-14.9%

Macedonia vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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