Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 46.9% cheaper than Tennessee.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Tennessee
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.27
|
$4.60
MKD261.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$4.00
MKD227.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$1.36
MKD77.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$0.95
MKD53.96
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Tennessee
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$0.68
MKD38.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
|
$3.62
MKD205.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$4.67
MKD265.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
|
$2.05
MKD116.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$2.92
MKD165.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.41
MKD23.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.62
MKD35.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.52
MKD29.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.72
MKD41.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.41
MKD23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.40
MKD22.55
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Tennessee
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$5.50
MKD312.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.75
|
$21.96
MKD1,246.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,561.78
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,635,354.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.95
|
$5.27
MKD299.34
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Tennessee
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.56
|
$17.20
MKD976.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.28
|
$228.53
MKD12,973.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,228.51
|
$176.58
MKD10,024.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.59
|
$107.73
MKD6,115.64
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Tennessee
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,018.96
|
$207.38
MKD11,773.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,919.78
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,195.93
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tennessee
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.22
|
$1.67
MKD94.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
|
$1.48
MKD84.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.11
|
$2.70
MKD153.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.72
|
$23.68
MKD1,344.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
|
$4.41
MKD250.62
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Tennessee
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.82
|
$57.58
MKD3,268.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
|
$36.50
MKD2,072.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.23
|
$80.70
MKD4,581.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.42
|
$94.33
MKD5,355.27
|
|
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