Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 10.9% cheaper than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 0.7% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Macedonia

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

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Macedonia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.15	$6.53 MKD358.76	-30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL156.28	$5.60 MKD307.41	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.23	$1.62 MKD88.99	+58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL11.99	$1.16 MKD63.74	+73.0%
Average			-19.5%

Moldova vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Moldova	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.08	$0.71 MKD38.82	+39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.24	$3.67 MKD201.73	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL78.82	$4.67 MKD256.73	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.28	$2.26 MKD123.98	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.31	$2.91 MKD159.62	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.07	$0.50 MKD27.54	+11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.57	$0.63 MKD34.60	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.59	$0.57 MKD31.21	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.56	$0.80 MKD43.91	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.40 MKD21.84	+26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.20	$0.40 MKD22.07	+71.2%
Average			+3.7%

Moldova vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Moldova	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL109.96	$5.60 MKD307.38	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL305.22	$28.04 MKD1,540.26	+64.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL577K	$33,276.49 MKD2M	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL76.89	$5.79 MKD318.01	+34.6%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Moldova	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL190.16	$17.88 MKD982.03	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	$264.34 MKD14,520.22	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	$198.42 MKD10,899.53	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	$99.81 MKD5,482.73	-25.7%
Average			-30.7%

Moldova vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 0.7% less for childcare

	Moldova	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	$287.04 MKD15,767.46	+30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	$4,102.29 MKD225K	-24.6%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.74	$2.05 MKD112.55	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.61	$1.69 MKD92.93	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.51	$3.13 MKD171.80	-7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL565.92	$29.36 MKD1,612.61	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.33	$5.90 MKD324.22	-8.5%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Moldova	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL943.56	$61.13 MKD3,357.68	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL681.64	$35.04 MKD1,924.92	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	$88.54 MKD4,863.74	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	$98.76 MKD5,425.21	+48.4%
Average			+11.0%

Moldova vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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