Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 25.1% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
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