Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 34.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Italy, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.61
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.14
|
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.44
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.62
|
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.30
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.17
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.49
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Italy
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.11
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.05
|
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.65
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.55
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
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