Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 7.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Lima, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.11
|
$5.89
MKD333.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.17
|
$5.27
MKD298.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.24
|
$1.61
MKD91.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$1.24
MKD70.25
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.75
|
$0.65
MKD37.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.50
|
$3.90
MKD221.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.48
|
$4.64
MKD263.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.01
|
$2.14
MKD121.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.87
|
$3.61
MKD204.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
$0.42
MKD23.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$0.61
MKD34.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.53
MKD30.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$0.81
MKD45.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$0.39
MKD21.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$0.44
MKD24.98
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.04
|
$5.44
MKD308.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.17
|
$25.49
MKD1,444.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,581.21
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,793,609.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.55
|
$5.98
MKD338.79
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN108.89
|
$20.21
MKD1,145.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,089.85
|
$352.02
MKD19,957.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,360.01
|
$256.45
MKD14,539.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.15
|
$105.75
MKD5,995.26
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN940.11
|
$283.04
MKD16,046.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,710.98
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,836.82
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.06
|
$2.11
MKD119.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.97
|
$1.92
MKD108.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.15
|
$2.81
MKD159.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.07
|
$35.15
MKD1,992.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.18
|
$6.15
MKD348.76
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN164.81
|
$67.92
MKD3,850.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN119.60
|
$36.30
MKD2,057.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN306.93
|
$79.70
MKD4,518.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN343.10
|
$90.77
MKD5,146.31
|
|
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