Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 45.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
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