Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.1 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 99.5% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$6.94
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$25.46
€23.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$988.74
€908.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$209.09
€192.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$37.56
€34.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$144.43
€132.76
|
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