Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 48.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Skopje
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
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