Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 1.2% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.87
|
$4.60
MKD261.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.43
|
$4.00
MKD227.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.70
|
$1.36
MKD77.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.43
|
$0.95
MKD53.96
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.99
|
$0.68
MKD38.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.70
|
$3.62
MKD205.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.10
|
$4.67
MKD265.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.70
|
$2.05
MKD116.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.00
|
$2.92
MKD165.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.21
|
$0.41
MKD23.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.51
|
$0.62
MKD35.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
$0.52
MKD29.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.68
|
$0.72
MKD41.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.77
|
$0.41
MKD23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.79
|
$0.40
MKD22.55
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.48
|
$5.50
MKD312.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,365.01
|
$21.96
MKD1,246.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,395,472.04
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,635,354.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR883.51
|
$5.27
MKD299.34
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,368.03
|
$17.20
MKD976.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,765.61
|
$228.53
MKD12,973.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,663.81
|
$176.58
MKD10,024.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,424.29
|
$107.73
MKD6,115.64
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,061.20
|
$207.38
MKD11,773.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,117.35
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,195.93
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.69
|
$1.67
MKD94.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.87
|
$1.48
MKD84.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR265.42
|
$2.70
MKD153.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,677.59
|
$23.68
MKD1,344.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.20
|
$4.41
MKD250.62
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,027.37
|
$57.58
MKD3,268.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,645.04
|
$36.50
MKD2,072.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,447.74
|
$80.70
MKD4,581.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,848.96
|
$94.33
MKD5,355.27
|
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