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Macedonia vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 25.9% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 66.8% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 31.8% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 16.1% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.31	$5.93 MKD314.42	+84.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR18.24	$5.13 MKD272.13	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR3.01	$1.65 MKD87.58	+126.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.63	$1.21 MKD64.23	+207.9%
Average			+108.7%

Malaysia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.21	$0.70 MKD37.37	-30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR32.19	$4.16 MKD220.78	-46.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.55	$4.90 MKD259.75	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.21	$2.07 MKD109.74	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.99	$2.97 MKD157.41	+53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.29	$0.46 MKD24.23	-64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.75	$0.65 MKD34.40	-2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.34	$0.58 MKD30.80	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR3.03	$0.78 MKD41.30	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.20	$0.42 MKD22.15	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.47 MKD24.83	-20.0%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 66.8% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.67	$5.62 MKD298.17	+203.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR63.08	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	+86.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.93	$5.62 MKD298.10	-13.8%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 31.8% more for housing

	Malaysia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR112.33	$15.96 MKD846.69	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR142.05	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	+205.9%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 16.1% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR705.09	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	+38.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	-70.5%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.38	$2.14 MKD113.35	-42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.85	$1.74 MKD92.40	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.26	$3.09 MKD164.10	-25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR150.42	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR19.07	$5.21 MKD276.60	+13.0%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR245.35	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR122.68	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR292.07	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR234.98	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	+74.7%
Average			+28.0%

Malaysia vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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