Cost of living comparison
Italy is 69.3% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Italy instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 71.9% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 71.0% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Skopje
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 99.5% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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