Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 4.6% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Skopje
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
Roseau
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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