Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 45.0% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Macedonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.09
|
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.41
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Slovenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.40
|
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.83
|
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Slovenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.48
|
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€36.08
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,486.00
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.60
|
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Slovenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.11
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€463.36
|
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€378.28
|
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€163.66
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€363.14
|
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,641.85
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.47
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€41.10
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.78
|
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.79
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€36.04
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.62
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.98
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
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