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Macedonia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 60.6% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 33.1% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Macedonia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Macedonia are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 37.1% more for restaurants

	Syria	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$5.93 MKD310.59	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$5.13 MKD268.81	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$1.65 MKD86.51	+45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$1.21 MKD63.45	+77.7%
Average			+37.1%

Syria vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Syria	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.70 MKD36.92	+9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$4.16 MKD218.09	+124.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$4.90 MKD256.58	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$2.07 MKD108.40	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$2.97 MKD155.49	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.46 MKD23.93	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.65 MKD33.98	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.58 MKD30.43	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.78 MKD40.80	+150.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.42 MKD21.88	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.47 MKD24.52	+29.5%
Average			+30.2%

Syria vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Syria	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$5.62 MKD294.54	-30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$28.53 MKD1,494.89	+185.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$32,601.38 MKD1,708,273.01	+69.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$5.62 MKD294.47	-45.1%
Average			+44.7%

Syria vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Syria	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$15.96 MKD836.36	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$275.82 MKD14,452.40	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$206.61 MKD10,825.85	+82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$105.17 MKD5,510.54	+67.6%
Average			+33.1%

Syria vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Syria	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$236.18 MKD12,375.51	+410.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$1,837.42 MKD96,278.50	-15.9%
Average			+197.5%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.14 MKD111.97	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$1.74 MKD91.28	+34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$3.09 MKD162.10	+0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$33.20 MKD1,739.70	+143.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$5.21 MKD273.23	+121.0%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Syria	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$59.62 MKD3,123.77	+97.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$36.53 MKD1,913.95	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$80.57 MKD4,221.88	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$99.36 MKD5,206.27	+27.1%
Average			+31.1%

Syria vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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