Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 26.7% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD335.05
|
$11.07
BGN20.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD300.04
|
$8.30
BGN15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.42
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.51
|
$0.84
BGN1.51
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.17
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD221.91
|
$5.00
BGN9.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD264.04
|
$6.57
BGN11.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.81
|
$3.48
BGN6.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD205.34
|
$3.46
BGN6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.72
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.39
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.94
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.98
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.08
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD309.74
|
$5.81
BGN10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,450.20
|
$27.68
BGN50.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,800,242.21
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,041.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD340.05
|
$7.14
BGN12.91
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Skopje
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,150.15
|
$13.00
BGN23.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,031.04
|
$546.64
BGN988.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,592.93
|
$407.37
BGN736.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,017.43
|
$104.32
BGN188.61
|
|
pay 79.4% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,106.09
|
$508.23
BGN918.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD243,734.79
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,874.45
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.02
|
$2.10
BGN3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.09
|
$2.06
BGN3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.02
|
$3.32
BGN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,000.27
|
$36.02
BGN65.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD350.05
|
$8.30
BGN15.01
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,864.77
|
$72.32
BGN130.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,065.50
|
$32.26
BGN58.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,535.23
|
$99.80
BGN180.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,165.34
|
$94.08
BGN170.09
|
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