Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 38.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Canada, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
Canada
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Canada
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
|
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