Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 65.7% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 81.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
|
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