Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 25.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Spain, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Spain
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Spain
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Spain
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Spain
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Spain
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
|
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