Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 32.3% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Skopje
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.85
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Skopje
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.09
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.74
|
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.69
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Douglas
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£725.24
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£669.45
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.89
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.25
|
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.93
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.32
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
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