Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 29.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
$4.00
MKD226.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
$0.52
MKD29.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
$0.41
MKD23.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
$5.50
MKD311.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
$21.96
MKD1,243.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,172.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
$17.20
MKD974.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
$228.53
MKD12,940.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
$176.58
MKD9,999.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
$107.73
MKD6,100.00
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
$207.38
MKD11,743.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,947.37
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
$2.70
MKD153.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
$23.68
MKD1,340.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Poland
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
$94.33
MKD5,341.58
|
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