Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 45.2% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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