Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 65.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Monaco
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 88.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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