Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 2.5% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
Philippines
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
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