North Macedonia vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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North Macedonia Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$339
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$536
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$706
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$9310
$2656
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
21
🌐 English speaking %
5%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
66
50
😀 Quality of life
57
28
🏙️ Population
1.79M
16.6M

The average cost of living in North Macedonia ($741) is 15% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($876). North Macedonia ranked 136th vs 116th for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in North Macedonia compared to 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 75th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in North Macedonia vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for North Macedonia and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

North Macedonia Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
13.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$1238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3130
$8189

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$849
423K
Bitola
$667
69.3K
Tetovo
$720
63.2K
Kumanovo
$642
70.8K
Prilep
$592
63.3K
Ohrid
$697
38.8K
Veles
$572
40.7K
Strumica
$670
33.8K
Stip
$575
42K
Kavadarci
$595
32K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1021
2.15M
Masvingo
$873
1.64M
Bulawayo
$658
666K
Chitungwiza
$751
371K
Mutare
$755
225K
Gweru
$587
141K
Kadoma
$761
116K
Kwekwe
$716
93.1K
Marondera
$779
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$650
56.8K