Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 34.6% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Macedonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.95
|
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Macedonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.72
|
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.35
|
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.55
|
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€472.35
|
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€337.03
|
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.54
|
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.20
|
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.63
|
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.44
|
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
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