Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 2.2% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,613
|
$4.77
MKD269.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,681
|
$3.35
MKD189.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,718
|
$1.18
MKD66.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS916
|
$0.84
MKD47.50
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,363
|
$0.62
MKD35.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,086
|
$3.02
MKD170.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,580
|
$4.12
MKD232.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,991
|
$1.80
MKD101.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,239
|
$2.26
MKD127.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,384
|
$0.34
MKD19.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,133
|
$0.53
MKD30.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.44
MKD24.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,114
|
$0.60
MKD34.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS896
|
$0.29
MKD16.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,394
|
$0.28
MKD15.79
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,943
|
$5.32
MKD300.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,848
|
$20.30
MKD1,146.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,696,294
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,176,147.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,394
|
$5.68
MKD320.68
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,624
|
$17.70
MKD999.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS702,031
|
$179.57
MKD10,143.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS591,953
|
$130.47
MKD7,369.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,018
|
$94.81
MKD5,355.51
|
|
pay 64.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS758,667
|
$100.21
MKD5,660.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,524,121
|
$2,124.52
MKD120,003.73
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,059
|
$1.57
MKD88.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,203
|
$1.25
MKD70.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,574
|
$2.70
MKD152.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,616
|
$19.54
MKD1,103.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,884
|
$4.21
MKD237.83
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,832
|
$50.34
MKD2,843.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,565
|
$33.58
MKD1,896.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS138,144
|
$75.78
MKD4,280.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,778
|
$68.00
MKD3,841.14
|
|
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