Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 9.8% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Castries, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Skopje
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Castries
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Castries
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Castries
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 55.6% more for childcare
Castries
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Castries
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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