Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 29.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,217
|
$5.89
MKD338.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,158
|
$5.27
MKD302.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,110
|
$1.61
MKD92.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,137
|
$1.24
MKD71.20
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,275
|
$0.65
MKD37.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,378
|
$3.90
MKD224.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,334
|
$4.64
MKD266.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
$2.14
MKD122.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,583
|
$3.61
MKD207.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,315
|
$0.42
MKD23.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,175
|
$0.61
MKD35.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,569
|
$0.53
MKD30.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,756
|
$0.81
MKD46.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,639
|
$0.39
MKD22.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,958
|
$0.44
MKD25.32
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,485
|
$5.44
MKD312.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,460
|
$25.49
MKD1,464.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,476,389
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,817,792.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,053
|
$5.98
MKD343.36
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Seoul
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,535
|
$20.21
MKD1,161.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,208,325
|
$352.02
MKD20,226.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩731,564
|
$256.45
MKD14,735.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩194,307
|
$105.75
MKD6,076.09
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩528,063
|
$283.04
MKD16,263.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,825,084
|
$4,283.33
MKD246,110.94
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,099
|
$2.11
MKD121.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,362
|
$1.92
MKD110.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,589
|
$2.81
MKD161.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,851
|
$35.15
MKD2,019.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,296
|
$6.15
MKD353.46
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩84,065
|
$67.92
MKD3,902.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,855
|
$36.30
MKD2,085.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,848
|
$79.70
MKD4,579.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩176,058
|
$90.77
MKD5,215.69
|
|
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