Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 35.8% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,485
|
$4.77
MKD275.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,772
|
$3.35
MKD193.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,199
|
$1.18
MKD68.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,797
|
$0.84
MKD48.50
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,544
|
$0.62
MKD35.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,556
|
$3.02
MKD174.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,513
|
$4.12
MKD237.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,523
|
$1.80
MKD103.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,310
|
$2.26
MKD130.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,641
|
$0.34
MKD19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,997
|
$0.53
MKD30.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,395
|
$0.44
MKD25.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,994
|
$0.60
MKD34.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,628
|
$0.29
MKD16.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,925
|
$0.28
MKD16.13
|
|
pay 96.8% more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,346
|
$5.32
MKD306.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,359
|
$20.30
MKD1,170.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,381,338
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,200,951.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,463
|
$5.68
MKD327.44
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS291,693
|
$17.70
MKD1,020.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,472,663
|
$179.57
MKD10,356.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,514,369
|
$130.47
MKD7,524.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS428,297
|
$94.81
MKD5,468.46
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,521,384
|
$100.21
MKD5,779.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,700,756
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,534.58
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,973
|
$1.57
MKD90.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,627
|
$1.25
MKD72.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,623
|
$2.70
MKD156.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS292,723
|
$19.54
MKD1,126.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,610
|
$4.21
MKD242.85
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS333,981
|
$50.34
MKD2,903.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS393,139
|
$33.58
MKD1,936.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,027,321
|
$75.78
MKD4,370.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS710,850
|
$68.00
MKD3,922.15
|
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