Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 44.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK374
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK270
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK929
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK867
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK237
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK638
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
|
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