Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Croatia

Zadar vs. Tetovo Cost of Living Summary

Zadar is 76.8% more expensive than Tetovo.

Restaurants: pay 76.8% more in Zadar
Groceries: pay 65.9% more in Zadar
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Zadar
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Zadar
Childcare: pay 86.7% more in Zadar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Zadar
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Zadar

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Zadar are more expensive than in Tetovo. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Zadar.

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Zadar vs. Tetovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.8% more for restaurants

	Tetovo	Zadar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 MKD398.65	$14.56 HRK97.59	+100.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 MKD313.94	$7.84 HRK52.55	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 MKD83.72	$2.96 HRK19.84	+93.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MKD52.32	$2.15 HRK14.39	+124.9%
Average			+76.8%

Tetovo vs. Zadar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.9% more for groceries

	Tetovo	Zadar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 MKD35.63	$1.68 HRK11.26	+158.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.63 MKD199.33	$5.46 HRK36.58	+50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.71 MKD258.05	$4.35 HRK29.17	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD113.32	$3.86 HRK25.88	+86.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 MKD129.97	$4.40 HRK29.51	+85.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.26	$0.88 HRK5.88	+36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.70 HRK4.71	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 MKD24.11	$0.97 HRK6.47	+119.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.64	$1.16 HRK7.75	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$1.01 HRK6.80	+160.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MKD18.08	$0.61 HRK4.09	+84.8%
Average			+65.9%

Tetovo vs. Zadar - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Tetovo	Zadar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52 MKD302.76	$6.92 HRK46.38	+25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.90 MKD597.98	$44.59 HRK298.92	+308.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 MKD298.99	$21.27 HRK142.63	+290.2%
Average			+61.2%

Tetovo vs. Zadar - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Tetovo	Zadar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$40.07 HRK268.62	+110.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$351.37 MKD19,268.21	$891.76 HRK5,978.45	+153.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.62 MKD14,949.47	$687.97 HRK4,612.20	+152.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	$138.04 HRK925.45	+15.5%
Average			+122.9%

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pay 86.7% more for childcare

	Tetovo	Zadar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.09 MKD11,959.58	$242.61 HRK1,626.48	+11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,180.93 MKD120K	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	+213.2%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tetovo	Zadar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 MKD119.60	$3.36 HRK22.52	+54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 MKD83.72	$2.48 HRK16.61	+62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 MKD164.44	$5.60 HRK37.53	+86.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.67 MKD3,820.42	$55.99 HRK375.34	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MKD298.99	$10.74 HRK71.99	+96.9%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Tetovo	Zadar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.61 MKD3,488.21	$89.58 HRK600.55	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	$36.20 HRK242.72	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	$103.58 HRK694.38	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,178.49	$78.38 HRK525.48	-30.4%
Average			-0.5%

Tetovo vs. Zadar - Cost of clothing

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