Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 21.4% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 8.3% less in Turkey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Turkey are more expensive than in Macedonia. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Turkey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Turkey.

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Turkey vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$7.80 TRY386.28	+19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$8.25 TRY408.38	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$1.28 TRY63.31	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$0.44 TRY22.00	-61.7%
Average			+10.1%

Macedonia vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$0.96 TRY47.63	+36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$4.58 TRY226.89	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$3.74 TRY185.39	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$2.15 TRY106.63	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$1.91 TRY94.53	-34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$0.80 TRY39.56	+59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.86 TRY42.40	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$0.46 TRY22.93	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$0.55 TRY27.10	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.23 TRY11.59	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.19 TRY9.29	-53.3%
Average			-10.8%

Macedonia vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$5.08 TRY251.45	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+15.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$8.30 TRY410.92	+43.4%
Average			+12.2%

Macedonia vs. Turkey - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Macedonia	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$13.65 TRY675.87	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-48.8%
Average			+41.2%

Macedonia vs. Turkey - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+111.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+230.7%
Average			+164.3%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$3.02 TRY149.34	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$3.43 TRY169.90	+102.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$2.16 TRY106.77	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+81.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$5.91 TRY292.72	+0.2%
Average			+39.3%

Macedonia vs. Turkey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	-26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	-15.8%
Average			-8.3%

Macedonia vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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