Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Tetovo Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 77.2% more expensive than Tetovo.

Restaurants: pay 71.8% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 99.7% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Monterrey

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Monterrey are more expensive than in Tetovo. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Tetovo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Tetovo, you would:

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pay 71.8% more for restaurants

	Tetovo	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 MKD398.65	$13.91 MX$257.20	+91.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 MKD313.94	$11.13 MX$205.76	+94.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 MKD83.72	$1.68 MX$30.99	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MKD52.32	$1.03 MX$19.03	+7.9%
Average			+71.8%

Tetovo vs. Monterrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.7% more for groceries

	Tetovo	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 MKD35.63	$2.95 MX$54.63	+354.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.63 MKD199.33	$6.13 MX$113.44	+68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.71 MKD258.05	$7.20 MX$133.19	+53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD113.32	$2.56 MX$47.39	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 MKD129.97	$4.28 MX$79.19	+80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.26	$1.52 MX$28.05	+135.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.71 MX$13.19	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 MKD24.11	$0.98 MX$18.19	+123.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.64	$1.12 MX$20.72	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$1.06 MX$19.52	+171.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MKD18.08	$1.23 MX$22.77	+273.4%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Tetovo	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52 MKD302.76	$5.91 MX$109.36	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.90 MKD597.98	$32.04 MX$592.58	+193.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 MKD298.99	$10.57 MX$195.47	+93.9%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tetovo	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$26.79 MX$495.42	+41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$351.37 MKD19,268.21	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+179.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.62 MKD14,949.47	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+151.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	-23.1%
Average			+113.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Tetovo	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.09 MKD11,959.58	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+222.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,180.93 MKD120K	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+427.2%
Average			+312.3%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tetovo	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 MKD119.60	$2.36 MX$43.72	+8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 MKD83.72	$4.04 MX$74.68	+164.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 MKD164.44	$4.90 MX$90.53	+63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.67 MKD3,820.42	$31.22 MX$577.27	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MKD298.99	$5.29 MX$97.74	-3.1%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Tetovo	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.61 MKD3,488.21	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	$42.76 MX$790.75	+16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,178.49	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+7.1%
Average			+12.2%

Tetovo vs. Monterrey - Cost of clothing

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