Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 23.9% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
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