Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.5% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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