Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 24.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Greece, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Greece
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Greece
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
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