Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 0.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
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