Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 7.1% cheaper than Macedonia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.21
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.12
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.34
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.50
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.94
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.07
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.50
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.63
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.41
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.48
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.77
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.12
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.89
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.77
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.13
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD306.79
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,170.81
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,200,951.73
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.44
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,020.66
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,356.92
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,524.99
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,468.46
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 64.5% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,779.50
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,534.58
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.73
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.00
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.00
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,126.94
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.85
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,903.34
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,936.50
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,370.65
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,922.15
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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