Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 37.3% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 70.6% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.97
|
$5.89
MKD334.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.98
|
$5.27
MKD299.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$1.61
MKD91.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.24
MKD70.34
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.65
MKD37.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
$3.90
MKD221.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$4.64
MKD263.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$2.14
MKD121.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
$3.61
MKD204.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.42
MKD23.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.61
MKD34.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.53
MKD30.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.81
MKD45.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.39
MKD21.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.44
MKD25.02
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.07
|
$5.44
MKD309.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.00
|
$25.49
MKD1,446.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,439.96
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,796,019.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
$5.98
MKD339.25
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
Minsk
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.05
|
$20.21
MKD1,147.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,405.35
|
$352.02
MKD19,984.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN846.48
|
$256.45
MKD14,558.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.47
|
$105.75
MKD6,003.31
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN992.71
|
$283.04
MKD16,068.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,647.17
|
$4,283.33
MKD243,163.09
|
|
pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$2.11
MKD119.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$1.92
MKD108.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.24
|
$2.81
MKD159.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.24
|
$35.15
MKD1,995.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.98
|
$6.15
MKD349.23
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.35
|
$67.92
MKD3,855.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.22
|
$36.30
MKD2,060.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.61
|
$79.70
MKD4,524.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.51
|
$90.77
MKD5,153.22
|
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