Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 11.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.9% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 75.5% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Macedonia

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

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Macedonia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.9% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.53 MKD358.76	+162.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.60 MKD307.41	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.62 MKD88.99	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$1.16 MKD63.74	-45.9%
Average			+40.9%

Mauritania vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.71 MKD38.82	+163.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.67 MKD201.73	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.67 MKD256.73	-22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.26 MKD123.98	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.91 MKD159.62	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.50 MKD27.54	-65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.63 MKD34.60	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.57 MKD31.21	-20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.80 MKD43.91	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.40 MKD21.84	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.40 MKD22.07	-2.0%
Average			-1.7%

Mauritania vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.5% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.60 MKD307.38	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$28.04 MKD1,540.26	+28.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$33,276.49 MKD2M	+344.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$5.79 MKD318.01	+49.8%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Mauritania	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$17.88 MKD982.03	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$264.34 MKD14,520.22	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$198.42 MKD10,899.53	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$99.81 MKD5,482.73	+1.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$287.04 MKD15,767.46	-35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$4,102.29 MKD225K	-45.3%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.05 MKD112.55	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.69 MKD92.93	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.13 MKD171.80	+25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$29.36 MKD1,612.61	-66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.90 MKD324.22	+45.7%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$61.13 MKD3,357.68	+302.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$35.04 MKD1,924.92	+53.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$88.54 MKD4,863.74	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$98.76 MKD5,425.21	+111.3%
Average			+102.7%

Mauritania vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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