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Macedonia vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 39.4% more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% less in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 77.4% more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9% less for restaurants

	Venezuela	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 VEF82.48	$5.93 MKD310.59	-28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 VEF95.53	$5.13 MKD268.81	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 VEF12.05	$1.65 MKD86.51	+36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 VEF10.20	$1.21 MKD63.45	+18.4%
Average			-4.9%

Venezuela vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Venezuela	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 VEF19.46	$0.70 MKD36.92	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.93 VEF29.24	$4.16 MKD218.09	+42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 VEF71.33	$4.90 MKD256.58	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 VEF25.18	$2.07 MKD108.40	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 VEF29.96	$2.97 MKD155.49	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45 VEF24.44	$0.46 MKD23.93	-81.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 VEF6.32	$0.65 MKD33.98	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 VEF6.92	$0.58 MKD30.43	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF9.00	$0.78 MKD40.80	-13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.61	$0.42 MKD21.88	-51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.51	$0.47 MKD24.52	-45.2%
Average			-25.3%

Venezuela vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Venezuela	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$5.62 MKD294.54	+197.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.25 VEF281.77	$28.53 MKD1,494.89	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	$32,601.38 MKD1,708,273.01	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.35 VEF222.88	$5.62 MKD294.47	-74.9%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Venezuela	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 VEF364.02	$15.96 MKD836.36	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	$275.82 MKD14,452.40	+41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	$206.61 MKD10,825.85	+55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$14.35 VEF143.11	$105.17 MKD5,510.54	+633.0%
Average			+168.4%

Venezuela vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 77.4% more for childcare

	Venezuela	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.56 VEF753.63	$236.18 MKD12,375.51	+212.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	$1,837.42 MKD96,278.50	-57.8%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 VEF13.97	$2.14 MKD111.97	+52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 VEF21.96	$1.74 MKD91.28	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 VEF34.99	$3.09 MKD162.10	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.36 VEF332.70	$33.20 MKD1,739.70	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 VEF48.21	$5.21 MKD273.23	+7.9%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Venezuela	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.83 VEF437.18	$59.62 MKD3,123.77	+36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.95 VEF378.50	$36.53 MKD1,913.95	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.01 VEF728.25	$80.57 MKD4,221.88	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.30 VEF761.08	$99.36 MKD5,206.27	+30.2%
Average			+18.2%

Venezuela vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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