Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 41.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 46.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Berlin
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
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