Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 17.7% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 2.6% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 14.1% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 53.0% more in Macedonia

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Macedonia are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Macedonia.

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Macedonia vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 UZS80,639.11	$6.53 MKD358.14	-2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.56 UZS55,074.97	$5.60 MKD306.88	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 UZS9,088.42	$1.62 MKD88.84	+115.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,180.24	$1.16 MKD63.63	+235.1%
Average			+29.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 UZS6,083.39	$0.71 MKD38.75	+40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 UZS37,139.20	$3.67 MKD201.39	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 UZS48,915.95	$4.67 MKD256.29	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UZS19,001.44	$2.26 MKD123.77	+43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 UZS20,654.01	$2.91 MKD159.35	+69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 UZS6,435.92	$0.50 MKD27.49	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 UZS10,457.00	$0.63 MKD34.55	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 UZS12,772.60	$0.57 MKD31.16	-46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UZS8,810.05	$0.80 MKD43.84	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 UZS3,748.58	$0.40 MKD21.80	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 UZS2,295.15	$0.40 MKD22.03	+111.3%
Average			+16.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 UZS55,756.68	$5.60 MKD306.85	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.05 UZS97,239.79	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	+248.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,434.35 UZS307M	$33,276.49 MKD2M	+30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.16 UZS38,122.07	$5.79 MKD317.47	+83.3%
Average			+68.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.06 UZS146K	$17.88 MKD980.35	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.41 UZS3M	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.65 UZS2M	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	-1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.36 UZS922K	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	+30.7%
Average			+2.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.37 UZS3M	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	+16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,457.10 UZS78M	$4,102.29 MKD225K	-36.5%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 UZS20,965.36	$2.05 MKD112.36	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 UZS21,618.32	$1.69 MKD92.77	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS24,158.43	$3.13 MKD171.51	+56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.82 UZS722K	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.14 UZS49,938.49	$5.90 MKD323.66	+42.7%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 53.0% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.08 UZS255K	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	+189.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.80 UZS360K	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.82 UZS1000K	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.68 UZS793K	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	+50.4%
Average			+53.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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