India vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$1593
🏠 One person rent
$182
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$549
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$6591
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
42
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
5%
🎓 Higher education
74
66
😀 Quality of life
44
54
🏙️ Population
1.33B
1.84M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 34% less expensive than in North Macedonia ($671). India ranked 191st vs 139th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 0.8 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 109th and 76th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for India and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$1160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$5.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$3.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$2729

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$760
527K
Tetovo
$570
142K
Bitola
$692
74.6K
Ohrid
$626
55.7K
Prilep
$534
66.2K
Kumanovo
$563
70.8K
Veles
$531
43.7K
Stip
$602
43.7K
Kavadarci
$576
32K
Strumica
$581
33.8K