Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 14.6% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
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