Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 7.5% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 18.1% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Macedonia

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing in Macedonia are more expensive than in Ukraine.

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Macedonia vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH327.13	$6.53 MKD358.14	-10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.14	$5.60 MKD306.88	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.01	$1.62 MKD88.84	+120.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.24	$1.16 MKD63.63	+134.4%
Average			+10.9%

Ukraine vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.65	$0.71 MKD38.75	-2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.14	$3.67 MKD201.39	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.32	$4.67 MKD256.29	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.64	$2.26 MKD123.77	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.16	$2.91 MKD159.35	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.66	$0.50 MKD27.49	+4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.95	$0.63 MKD34.55	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.89	$0.57 MKD31.16	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.29	$0.80 MKD43.84	-27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.25	$0.40 MKD21.80	+25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.58	$0.40 MKD22.03	+70.5%
Average			+5.0%

Ukraine vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH274.80	$5.60 MKD306.85	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH621.89	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	+102.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$33,276.49 MKD2M	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.27	$5.79 MKD317.47	+17.0%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	Ukraine	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.29	$17.88 MKD980.35	+205.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	+47.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 18.1% less for childcare

	Ukraine	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	+8.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH298K	$4,102.29 MKD225K	-38.3%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.85	$2.05 MKD112.36	+84.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.14	$1.69 MKD92.77	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.47	$3.13 MKD171.51	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	+5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.12	$5.90 MKD323.66	+41.7%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	+12.1%
Average			+8.2%

Ukraine vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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