Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.7 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.21
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.12
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.34
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.50
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.94
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.07
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.50
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.63
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.41
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.48
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.77
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.12
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.89
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.77
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.13
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 73.4% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD306.79
|
$3.41
AED12.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,170.81
|
$72.17
AED265.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,200,951.73
|
$22,194.32
AED81,504.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.44
|
$9.50
AED34.89
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,020.66
|
$94.07
AED345.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,356.92
|
$1,372.29
AED5,039.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,524.99
|
$1,058.72
AED3,887.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,468.46
|
$119.25
AED437.92
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,779.50
|
$504.83
AED1,853.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,534.58
|
$6,720.09
AED24,678.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.73
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.00
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.00
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,126.94
|
$63.87
AED234.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.85
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,903.34
|
$49.99
AED183.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,936.50
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,370.65
|
$83.85
AED307.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,922.15
|
$97.09
AED356.54
|
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