Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 2.0 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$4.60
MKD261.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$4.00
MKD226.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$1.36
MKD77.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$0.95
MKD53.89
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$0.68
MKD38.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$3.62
MKD205.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$4.67
MKD264.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$2.05
MKD116.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$2.92
MKD165.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$0.41
MKD23.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$0.62
MKD35.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$0.52
MKD29.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$0.72
MKD40.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.41
MKD23.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.40
MKD22.52
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$5.50
MKD311.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$21.96
MKD1,244.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,633,160.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$5.27
MKD298.93
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$17.20
MKD975.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$228.53
MKD12,956.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$176.58
MKD10,011.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$107.73
MKD6,107.44
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$207.38
MKD11,757.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,065.51
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$1.67
MKD94.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$1.48
MKD84.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$2.70
MKD153.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$23.68
MKD1,342.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$4.41
MKD250.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$57.58
MKD3,264.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$36.50
MKD2,069.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$80.70
MKD4,575.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$94.33
MKD5,348.09
|
|
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