Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 34.8% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$4.60
MKD264.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€7.02
|
$4.00
MKD229.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$1.36
MKD78.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.95
MKD54.62
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.68
MKD39.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.82
|
$3.62
MKD207.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.10
|
$4.67
MKD268.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$2.05
MKD117.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.92
MKD167.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.41
MKD23.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.62
MKD35.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.52
MKD29.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.72
MKD41.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.41
MKD23.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.40
MKD22.83
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.93
|
$5.50
MKD316.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.48
|
$21.96
MKD1,261.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,835.80
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,655,180.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.62
|
$5.27
MKD302.97
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
San Marino
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.30
|
$17.20
MKD988.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€507.81
|
$228.53
MKD13,130.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€469.72
|
$176.58
MKD10,146.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€64.15
|
$107.73
MKD6,189.78
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€331.77
|
$207.38
MKD11,915.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,078.09
|
$1,712.11
MKD98,374.23
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.32
|
$1.67
MKD95.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.48
MKD85.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.08
|
$2.70
MKD155.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€66.02
|
$23.68
MKD1,360.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.11
|
$4.41
MKD253.66
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$57.58
MKD3,308.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€33.01
|
$36.50
MKD2,097.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$80.70
MKD4,636.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€91.41
|
$94.33
MKD5,420.19
|
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