Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.5 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Australia instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 81.6% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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