Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 78.6% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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