Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 6.5% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
$4.60
MKD261.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
$4.00
MKD226.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
$1.36
MKD77.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
$0.95
MKD53.89
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
$0.68
MKD38.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
$3.62
MKD205.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
$4.67
MKD264.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
$2.05
MKD116.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
$2.92
MKD165.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
$0.41
MKD23.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
$0.62
MKD35.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
$0.52
MKD29.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
$0.72
MKD40.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
$0.41
MKD23.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
$0.40
MKD22.52
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
$5.50
MKD311.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
$21.96
MKD1,244.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,633,160.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
$5.27
MKD298.93
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
South Africa
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
$17.20
MKD975.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
$228.53
MKD12,956.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
$176.58
MKD10,011.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
$107.73
MKD6,107.44
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
$207.38
MKD11,757.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,065.51
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
$1.67
MKD94.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
$1.48
MKD84.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
$2.70
MKD153.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
$23.68
MKD1,342.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
$4.41
MKD250.29
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
$57.58
MKD3,264.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
$36.50
MKD2,069.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
$80.70
MKD4,575.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
$94.33
MKD5,348.09
|
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