Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 47.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$7.14
MKD412.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.46
MKD257.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$1.52
MKD87.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$1.13
MKD65.47
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$0.85
MKD49.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$3.78
MKD218.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$5.09
MKD293.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$2.20
MKD126.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$3.35
MKD193.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.39
MKD22.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.61
MKD35.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.51
MKD29.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.86
MKD49.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.35
MKD19.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.34
MKD19.67
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$6.32
MKD364.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$26.77
MKD1,545.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,545,716.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$5.89
MKD340.06
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
Brussels
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$19.12
MKD1,104.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$315.10
MKD18,195.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$226.89
MKD13,101.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$108.91
MKD6,288.97
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$262.21
MKD15,140.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$4,291.68
MKD247,816.07
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.14
MKD123.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$1.73
MKD99.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.68
MKD154.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$30.30
MKD1,749.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$5.35
MKD309.14
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$67.51
MKD3,898.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$37.20
MKD2,148.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$77.72
MKD4,487.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$91.01
MKD5,255.49
|
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