Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 4.4% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
|
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