Cost of living comparison
Germany is 88.5% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Germany instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 93.9% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD412.19
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD257.62
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.53
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.47
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.26
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD218.09
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD293.63
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.79
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD193.37
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.62
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.07
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.65
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.89
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.98
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.67
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD364.67
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,545.72
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,545,716.92
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD340.06
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,104.31
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,195.05
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,101.54
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,288.97
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,140.62
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD247,816.07
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.66
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.78
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD154.57
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,749.88
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD309.14
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,898.47
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,148.11
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,487.66
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,255.49
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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