According to the latest data, Macedonia remains among the European countries with a lower price level. Economists explain that higher purchasing power does not automatically mean a higher standard of living. These differences are one of the reasons why Eurostat uses purchasing power parity instead of directly comparing wages or GDP in euros. Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski believes that the opposition sounds almost dissapointd that purchasing power of Macedonian citizens is higher than that of several EU countries and all countries in the region. There were certain messages about purchasing power from the opposition, but also from some media outlets that share the opposition’s opinion.