Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 88.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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