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
TZS9,674
|
$4.77
MKD275.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
$3.35
MKD193.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
$1.18
MKD68.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS922
|
$0.84
MKD48.50
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
$0.62
MKD35.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
$3.02
MKD174.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
$4.12
MKD237.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
$1.80
MKD103.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
$2.26
MKD130.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
$0.34
MKD19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
$0.53
MKD30.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.44
MKD25.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
$0.60
MKD34.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.29
MKD16.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
$0.28
MKD16.13
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
$5.32
MKD306.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
$20.30
MKD1,170.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,200,951.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
$5.68
MKD327.44
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
$17.70
MKD1,020.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
$179.57
MKD10,356.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
$130.47
MKD7,524.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
$94.81
MKD5,468.46
|
|
pay 64.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
$100.21
MKD5,779.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,534.58
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
$1.57
MKD90.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
$1.25
MKD72.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
$2.70
MKD156.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
$19.54
MKD1,126.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
$4.21
MKD242.85
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
$50.34
MKD2,903.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
$33.58
MKD1,936.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
$75.78
MKD4,370.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
$68.00
MKD3,922.15
|
|
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