Cost of living comparison
Austria is 84.7% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Austria instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 94.3% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 81.8% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 75.1% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
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