Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.2 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD412.19
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD257.62
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.53
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.47
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
Skopje
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.26
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD218.09
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD293.63
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.79
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD193.37
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.62
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.07
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.65
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.89
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.98
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.67
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD364.67
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,545.72
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,545,716.92
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD340.06
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Skopje
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,104.31
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,195.05
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,101.54
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,288.97
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,140.62
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD247,816.07
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.66
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.78
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD154.57
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,749.88
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD309.14
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Skopje
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,898.47
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,148.11
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,487.66
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,255.49
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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