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Macedonia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 13.9% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 79.2% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$5.93 MKD311.51	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$5.13 MKD269.61	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$1.65 MKD86.77	+128.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$1.21 MKD63.64	+164.9%
Average			+73.7%

Mongolia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.70 MKD37.03	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$4.16 MKD218.74	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$4.90 MKD257.35	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$2.07 MKD108.72	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.97 MKD155.96	+12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$0.46 MKD24.00	-65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.65 MKD34.08	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.58 MKD30.52	-68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.78 MKD40.92	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.42 MKD21.94	+35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.47 MKD24.60	+6.1%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 79.2% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$5.62 MKD295.42	+48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$28.53 MKD1,499.36	+242.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$32,601.38 MKD1,713,378.55	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$5.62 MKD295.35	+12.3%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$15.96 MKD838.86	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$275.82 MKD14,495.59	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$206.61 MKD10,858.21	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$105.17 MKD5,527.01	+81.3%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$236.18 MKD12,412.50	+41.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$1,837.42 MKD96,566.25	-72.3%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$2.14 MKD112.31	+9.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$1.74 MKD91.55	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$3.09 MKD162.59	+80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$33.20 MKD1,744.90	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$5.21 MKD274.05	+34.0%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$59.62 MKD3,133.11	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$36.53 MKD1,919.67	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$80.57 MKD4,234.50	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$99.36 MKD5,221.83	-34.0%
Average			-31.0%

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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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